Advanced Nuclear Weapons Safety Systems Engineering Support Specialist

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 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years of job-related experience.

 

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required within a reasonable period of time. 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

As an Advanced Nuclear Weapons Safety Systems Engineering Support Specialist (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
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Workplace Options:This position is Hybrid/Flexible. While on-site, you will be a part of the Pittsfield, MA location.

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As a member of the Systems Safety Engineering team, supporting our Navy Weapons systems development efforts, you’ll be a member a cross functional development team responsible for assessing and ensuring that our designs meet all Navy Safety requirements. This position will be integrated with the design teams to ensure that any designs are safe for operation and deployment.

 

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

• Conventional Weapons Safety (MIL-STD-882 process)
• Naval weapons system operation and employment
• Understanding of Submarine operations and employment

 

What sets you apart:

• Success leading the systems development life cycle with strong proficiency with requirements management and system modeling tools
• Creative thinker motivated to apply technical standards and methodologies to develop solutions
• Collaborative team player with the ability to provide technical leadership and position others for success
• 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, health-care benefi