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BDS System Safety and Mission Assurance Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Job ID JR2025450196 Category Security Clearance Post Date Apr. 08, 2025
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Job Description

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is seeking Associate to Mid-Level System Safety and Mission Assurance Systems Engineers to join its Chief Aerospace Safety Office (CASO) System Safety and Mission Assurance team out of Oklahoma City, OK focused on support of the Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers (MS&B) business unit.  MS&B OKC has a strong and growing portfolio of legendary US and international aircraft such as Air Force One (VC-25A), E-4B, C-32, C-40, B-1, B-2, B-52, E-3 AWACS, E-7 AEW&C, KC-135, KC-10, with more platforms coming.

At Boeing, Safety is at the core of everything we do. As a System Safety and Mission Assurance Engineer, you will have a unique opportunity to work across the entire life cycle of aerospace programs, from conceptual development, design test, production, and sustainment of the fielded aircraft.  You’ll have access to top notch industry expertise and training. You’ll experience the big picture and fascinating complexities of the defense industry and work to ensure safe and successful operation continues for all the platforms we support.

The Systems Safety and Mission Assurance team:

  • Performs the Systems Safety effort centered around either MIL-STD-882E or ARP4761 for each of the MS&B products including analysis and oversight for basic aircraft functions, as well as owning the design safety activities for the aircraft’s mission systems
  • Facilitates Independent Reviews for all the systems engineering gated reviews (i.e. SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, etc)
  • Supports risk and safety evaluation escalation as necessary through the application of Safety Review Boards

As the recognized experts in System Safety and Mission Assurance, we are often sourced to support programs across the enterprise in Seattle, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Mesa, Southern California, and Huntsville Alabama, for platforms such as P-8, KC-46, F-15, F-18, vertical lift, and space systems, and we are looking for people with the drive to grow. This role features very high visibility short-term projects for Sr. and Executive leadership for those that want to take advantage.  This is an interesting and exciting opportunity to work with an experienced team of leaders and professionals at a quickly growing site.

The qualified candidate will have the opportunity to work with and learn from others, must be collaborative, detail oriented, objective, analytical, have excellent people and communication skills, and the drive to accomplish great things on an amazing team.

At Boeing, we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire.  From the seabed to outer space, you’ll learn and grow, contributing to work that shapes the world.  Find your future with us!

Position Responsibilities:

  • Lead and Implement Systems Safety analysis activities
  • Identify and mitigate all potential and existing hazards or vulnerabilities, becoming an expert in aircraft system functions, failure conditions, and hazard mitigations
  • Collaborate with Engineering Design Teams while decomposing, analyzing, and learning aircraft systems and subsystems, down to their low-level hardware and software components, and their interactions
  • Ask tough questions, challenge conventional thinking, and bring potential hazards to light for aircraft and crew
  • Assess Engineering documents, data and artifacts, while working with Engineering Teams to determine the safest and most cost-effective solutions to actual and potential hazards, optimizing system design and availability
  • Gather data from field, factory, and engineering, calculating probability and severity of possible outcomes and work with design teams to influence a safer more robust system
  • Collaborate with all levels of Engineering, Program Management, and Customers
  • Set requirements, and ensure the integrity of systems and components development
  • Support critical issues that impact the technical integrity of the program
  • Help the program ensure technical success by reviewing program progress and development from the big picture perspective
  • Conduct program Mission Assurance Independent Reviews (MAIRs/TIRs), Flight and Test Mission Assurance Readiness Reviews (F/TMARRs), Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) activity, assess program health, and provide best-practice guidance to assure program success
  • Chair, coordinate, and help staff Technical Independent Reviews / Non-Advocate Reviews for program milestones (i.e. (ESGP) Enterprise Standard Gated Process) to assure program success

The selected candidate will be required to perform work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Confidential Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or chemistry
  • 2 or more years of experience in technical or engineering field

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • 5 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience in aerospace projects
  • Experience in Systems Safety or Systems Engineering disciplines
  • Pilot’s license and/or aircraft operational experience
  • Military aircraft experience
  • Extra-curricular activities in aerospace related design
  • Knowledge of aircraft systems
  • Experience collecting, researching, analyzing, and presenting (both textually/visually and verbally) engineering data
  • Experience in program/project management or project engineering

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.  

Pay and Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

  • Summary pay range for Associate level (Level 2): $75,650 - $102,350

  • Summary pay range for Mid-level (Level 3): $90,950 - $123,050


Applications for this position will be accepted until Apr. 23, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim U.S. Secret Clearance Pre-Start and final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift


Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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