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Sr Advanced Nuclear Weapons Safety Engineering Specialist

General Dynamics Mission Systems
Pittsfield, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Aug 2025
💰 $135,000/yr($125,000/yr$135,000/yr)

About the role

Basic Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or a related specialized area/field, or equivalent (4 years job-related experience). Requires an additional 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree with 6+ years of job-related experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is required. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

As a Sr Advanced Nuclear Weapons Safety Engineering Specialist (Sr Adv Engr Support Spec) for the Fire Control Missile Platform, you’ll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for ensuring compliance of Nuclear Weapons Safety requirements for the products we design. Also, you'll analyze and generate Nuclear Weapons Safety artifacts as part of the systems being developed.    

 

We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences:

  • Performed system safety analyses of hardware and software including preparing and/or updating safety assessment reports and risk assessment reports
  • Performed safety analysis techniques for fault tree analyses, failure mode and hazard analyses, as well as experience with the Safety process during product development
  • Performed system and/or software design where Nuclear Weapon Safety was involved  

 

What sets you apart:

  • Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the systems development life cycle
  • Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success
  • Thorough knowledge of technology trends and willingness to champion new ideas and process improvements
  • Strong presentation and communications skills with experience in the art of negotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others

 

Our Commitment to You:

  • An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
  • Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
  • Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
  • Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
  • See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

 

Workplace Options:This position is Hybrid/Flexible. While on-site, you will be a part of the Pittsfield, MA location.

 

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Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $125,000.00 - USD $135,000.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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