Vehicle Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Evaluate customer requirements for System Safety and determine vehicle compliance.
• Conduct, as required, System Safety analyses to support recommendations for design changes.
• Support System Engineering Department in development of the System Specification Document - Safety requirement management – definition, connectivity, traceability, validation.
• Create Hazard Tracking System (HTS) and Preliminary and Functional Hazard Analysis (PHA & FHA) - as required, to determine compliance to contract and/or System Specification Document
• Generate, as required, System Safety reports to be submitted to the Customer
• Create and manage Human/System Interface Databases, Hazard Logs, Risk Registers and manage Hazard Tracking.
• Work with the HW and SW engineers identifying Safety hazards and mitigation strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in any of the System Safety related disciplines  including Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or other Engineering concentration
• 7-10 years of applicable experience, fewer years will be considered with an advanced degree.
• Experience in developing safety hazards analysis, Safety concepts, safety cases, Hazard mitigation strategy. Experienced in developing safety requirements traceability and test cases.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment with minimal supervision - Work with the HW and SW engineers identifying Safety hazards and mitigation strategy.
• Strong communication, organization and prioritization skills
• Must be able to meet Anthropometric Size Requirements for confined space.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-882E
• Familiarity with Team Center, JIRA and Confluence tools, DOORS.
• Only United States Citizens can be considered
• Must Possess or be able to obtain a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in any of the System Safety related disciplines including Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or other Engineering concentration.
• Certification in System Safety discipline desired (i.e: ISO 26262 training)
• Safety of the Intended Functionality (SOTIF) knowledge and experience.
• Experience with High Voltage and Autonomous Software embedded systems. 
• Experience in Human Factors/Ergonomics and System Safety in product design
• Familiarity with User Centered Design philosophy and approaches
• Experience with safety and HFE related Military Standards (i.e.: MIL-STD-882, MIL-HDBK-764, MIL-STD-1472) preferred. 
• Experience working in Agile environment. 
• Experience in developing and implementing Safety process and plans. Preferred experience – Defense industry, Relevant Experience - Automotive, Aerospace System safety process and execution launching designs into productions. 
• Experience with various architecture designs- Vehicle Systems, Hardware Systems, Software Systems Architectures.
• Experience with CAMEO system modelers or similar Model Based System modelers environment.
• Product development cycle, AGILE methodology, System engineering V – model.
• Able to construct and update Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Event Tree Analyses (ETA)
• Understanding of Functional Failure Analysis

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Vacation and Holiday pay
• Employer matching 401K
• Hybrid work schedule after 90 days for eligible positions
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Spending Programs (FSAs)
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance
• Employee Referral Program
• Additional Voluntary Benefit Programs
• Off-site company events & Employee Luncheons

Who are we?

Waltonen Engineering, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and will consider qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, marital status, weight, height, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or handicap.