Systems Safety Engineer with Security Clearance - Middletown, RI, United States - KMS Solutions

Description

System Safety Engineer Summary/objective:
KMS Solutions is seeking an experienced System Safety Engineer to join our team of engineers providing System and Software Safety engineering to the Ranges, Engineering, and Analysis Department at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport RI
The ideal candidate will apply engineering and management principles, criteria, & techniques to optimize safety within constraints of operational effectiveness, time, & cost throughout the system life-cycle

Essential functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Research and analyze system design drawings, specifications, manuals, and other data to determine Systems readiness for deployment, from a system safety perspective.
• Evaluate life cycle test, operation, maintenance and other performance phases of equipment, components, and systems from a system safety perspective.
• Investigate potential system failures and life cycle hazards and make recommendations to ensure safe and effective operation and deployment and mitigate failure effect and frequency

Required education and experience:

• Ability to obtain a Secret DoD clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in a science, technology, engineering, or math field.
• Ten (10) years of system safety engineering experience, particularly with respect to hazard analysis and failure mode analysis.
• Experience performing software system safety analysis.
• Strong understanding of military system safety standards including MIL-STD-882E and NAVSEA M

Preferred education and experience:

• Master's Degree in a science, technology, engineering, or math field.
• Fifteen (15) years of system safety engineering experience, particularly with respect to hazard analysis and failure mode analysis.
• Five (5) years of experience performing software system safety analysis.
• Engineering experience specifically with Navy and/or undersea warfare systems and weapons systems such as torpedoes, mine hunting and warfare systems, and unmanned underseas vehicles (UUVs)

Competencies:

• Capable of effectively working and problem solving in both independent and team environments.
• Experience communicating and interacting with, all levels of the customer and company leadership.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project

Work authorization/security clearance requirements:

Secret Clearance Other Duties:
Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

Supervisory Responsibility:

None Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment
This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear
Excellent listening skills are essential
The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
The typical workday is eight hours in length
Some flexibility in hours is allowed, with concurrence from the supervisor
The employee must be available during the "core" work hours of 9:00 a.m

to 3:00 p.m

and must account for the hours in a pay period to maintain full-time status

Telework:
This is a Hybrid position
Telework allowed up to 40%

Travel:
Up to 10% CONUS travel may be required

AAP/EEO Statement:
KMS Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training
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