Job Description

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We are seeking a System Safety / Aviation Safety Engineer who will support Army aviation platforms such as Black Hawk and Lakota aircraft by evaluating safety issues, conducting system safety analyses, and ensuring compliance with DoW, Army, AMCOM, and PEO/CPE regulations. This role develops and reviews critical safety documentation, provides recommendations to Safety System Working Groups, and supports mishap investigations. The position integrates systems engineering and Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices to ensure traceability and hazard prevention across hardware and software systems. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate safety issues for Black Hawk and Lakota aircraft and provide risk‑based recommendations.
• Develop, review, and recommend actions for safety documents including Safety Risk Assessments, Airworthiness Impact Statements (AWIS), Safety of Flight (SoF) messages, AMAMs, AMIMs, and ASAMs.
• Participate in Safety System Working Groups and support safety hazard tracking with expert analysis.
• Review and assess Quality Deficiency Reports (QDR) and Product Quality Deficiency Reports (PQDR), determining root causes, mitigation strategies, and responsible organizations.
• Conduct system safety analyses for hardware and software in accordance with DoD, Army, AMCOM, and PEO safety policies.
• Provide subject matter expertise during Army aviation mishap investigations.
• Utilize MBSE models to ensure traceability and integration of safety artifacts such as PSSA, SSA, FHA, and FTA, ensuring identification and mitigation of potential hazards.

Required

• BS or BA degree
• 3 years of related experience
• Experience in system safety or aviation safety engineering, preferably with Army aviation platforms.
• Familiarity with safety documentation such as SRAs, AWIS, SoF messages, and maintenance/safety action messages.
• Experience analyzing QDRs/PQDRs and performing root‑cause and corrective‑action assessments.
• Understanding of DOW, Army, AMCOM, and PEO/CPE system safety policies and processes.
• Proficiency with system safety analyses (PSSA, SSA, FHA, FTA) and MBSE tools and methods.
• Demonstrated experience supporting DoD/DoW acquisition, engineering programs (military rotary wing of fixed wing platform experience is highly preferred).
• Must have an in-scope DoW Secret security clearance

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