Functional System Safety Engineer

Location: Sterling Heights, MI
Employment Type: Contract
Pay Range: $74-$82/hour

About the Role

Our client is seeking a Mid-Career Functional System Safety Engineer to support the development of advanced military vehicle systems incorporating sophisticated hardware, software, and digital technologies. You will work with design and engineering teams to integrate System Safety Engineering principles into vehicle designs, perform safety analyses, develop mitigation strategies, and create safety documentation throughout the product development lifecycle.

What You Will Do

• Evaluate customer System Safety requirements and determine vehicle compliance.
• Support the development of system and software architectures.
• Conduct System Safety analyses and provide recommendations for design solutions and design changes.
• Document safety analyses and results in clear technical reports.
• Support the Systems Engineering Department in developing the System Specification Document.
• Define, connect, trace, and validate safety requirements.
• Create and maintain Hazard Tracking Systems (HTS), Preliminary Hazard Analyses (PHA), and Functional Hazard Analyses (FHA) as required.
• Determine compliance with contractual requirements and System Specification Documents.
• Develop and complete safety Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) for customer submission.
• Manage end-to-end traceability of hazard mitigations for assigned systems.
• Create and manage Human/System Interface Databases, Hazard Logs, Risk Registers, and other hazard-tracking activities.
• Work with hardware and software engineers to identify safety hazards and develop mitigation strategies.
• Conduct peer reviews of System Safety work products prior to release.
• Support safety validation activities throughout the product development lifecycle.

What You Bring to the Table

• Bachelor’s degree in a System Safety-related discipline such as Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of applicable experience; fewer years may be considered with an advanced degree.
• Experience developing safety hazard analyses, safety concepts, safety cases, and hazard mitigation strategies.
• Experience developing safety requirements traceability and test cases for safety-critical items.
• Familiarity with applicable System Safety standards and methodologies, including MIL-STD-882E, Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook, ISO 26262, or ARP-4761A.
• Experience developing safety requirements using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and system V-model decomposition methodologies.
• Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler or similar Model-Based Systems Engineering tools.
• Experience with Teamcenter, Jira, Confluence, DOORS, or similar requirements management tools.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to collaborate with hardware and software engineers to identify safety hazards and mitigation strategies.

What Sets You Apart

• Master’s degree in a System Safety-related discipline such as Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• Experience with system, logical, and physical architecture in developing safety strategies and mitigations.
• Defense industry experience.
• Automotive or aerospace System Safety experience, including safety processes, execution, and launching designs into production.
• Experience with high-voltage systems and autonomous embedded software.
• Experience with Human Factors, Ergonomics, and System Safety in product design.
• Familiarity with User-Centered Design philosophies and approaches.
• Understanding of Functional Failure Analysis.
• Experience with product development cycles, Agile methodologies, and Systems Engineering V-model processes.

Clearance Requirements

• This position requires eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance. Non-U.S. citizens are not eligible.

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to meet Anthropometric Size Requirements for confined-space access.
• Must be able to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime as required.

Why Join CPI?

At Contract Professionals, Inc. (CPI), we connect skilled professionals with opportunities where their technical expertise can make an impact. You’ll have the support of a recruiting team that understands your career goals and works to match your experience with the right opportunity.