Flight Test Safety Official - Proprietary Programs (Senior or Lead)

Flight Test Safety Official - Proprietary Programs (Senior or Lead)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000430806

Date Posted:

2024-07-11

Location:

USA - Las Vegas, NV

Job Description Qualifications:

The Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E) Flight Test Safety Engineering team is seeking a Flight Test Safety Official – Proprietary Programs to join our team in Las Vegas, NV.

The individual will be involved in Phantom Works proprietary test programs performing operational, ground and environmental safety engineering tasks.  The individual must have a strong understanding of flight test, aircraft operations, ground and ramp operations, risk identification, and mitigation. This person should be able to provide independent oversight to programs to validate their risk assessment and mitigating actions. In addition, this person must be able to investigate non-normal incidents and determine if corrective actions are required to immediately contain threat and further mitigate risk. This individual will be joining a team of safety engineers and Aviation Safety Officers who collaborate in a very dynamic, fast-paced development, and test environment to manage operational safety risk and promote mishap prevention.

BT&E is currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including: Senior and Lead level Flight Test Safety Officials.

This position will require domestic travel based on business needs.

Position Responsibilities Include:

• Collaborate within a cross section of program disciplines in a very dynamic, fast-paced development and test environment to promote mishap prevention

• Manage safety requirements of the product/program in a collaborative environment with specific emphasis on test operations

• Perform critical safety engineering activities to support ground and flight test/launch preparation and operations, to include test hazard analyses, development of test procedures, and active participation in ground/flight test readiness reviews

• Perform safety risk management activities in a highly dynamic operational/test environment

• Responsible for maintaining relationship and regular communication with Government Flight Representative (GFR)

• Provide flight and ground test operations safety support (including OSHA/EHS) during testing, to include active participation in pretest briefs/debriefs, after action reviews, and develop pre-mishap plans and notification procedures

• Evaluate customer/operational needs and requirements specifications to develop safety requirements, constraints, and operating limits

• Review engineering design specifications, test operations, change proposals, deficiency reports, and deviation/waiver requests for potential flight test safety impacts

• Conduct periodic safety survey audits and assessments

• Leads and participates in incident investigations and root cause/corrective action analyses

• Leads and facilitates aircraft impound investigations

• Interface with customer and program subject matter experts

• Active participant in Systems Safety Working Groups, Safety Review Boards and Tech Manual Review Boards and Test Readiness Reviews to include test plan signoffs

• Implement Safety Management System (SMS) and safety best practices

• Complete Accident / Incident / Damage Reports as required

• Engage in regular communication with Chief Engineers and Test Program Managers

• Provide mission and on-call mishap support with supporting documentation as needed

• Prepare presentations, analyses, and reports for government/customer safety boards, program design reviews, and test/mission readiness reviews

• Deliver oral and written presentations to peers, program management, senior leadership, customer, and regulatory agencies

• Comply with relevant aviation safety rules and regulations

• Stay current with emerging advanced technologies relevant to product/program

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, phy