Job Description:
Senior Principal Software Safety Engineer supporting engineering and Information Technology (IT) contractor services for Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock. Provide support for engineering, IT, and technical support for data analysis, software development and modifications, control system development, IT and Information assurance (IA). The work performed will be in support of various projects related to surface ships, submarines, boats and combatant craft, air vehicles, other vehicles going through air and/or water, associated trainers and simulators from any of the above, and IT infrastructure.
Required Skills and Experiences:
DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Fifteen (15) years of experience with software and system safety analysis,
risk assessment, and safety verification in accordance with the requirements of MIL-STD-882E and the
Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Software System Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH) on a
variety of systems and producing documentation of analysis results. The fifteen (15) years of experience
shall include experience in all of the following:
• Preparation of system/software safety requirements and verification requirements, execution of
system/software safety analyses, safety analysis reports and data packages/preparation material
for safety review panels (such as Weapons System Evaluation Review Board (WSERBs) and
Technical Review Panel (TRP , preparation of System Safety Program Plans (SSPPs) and
System Safety Management Plans (SSMPs); FBW Audits, preparation of Safety Assessment
Reports (SAR), analysis and assessment of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Software
Trouble Reports (STRs), and Software Change Notices (SCNs); and development of safety test
plans and review of safety test documentation
• Development of software documentation that includes preparation of Software Development
Plans (SDPs), Software Requirement Specifications (SRSs), Software Configuration
Management Plans (SCMPs), Software Detailed Design Documents (SDDDs), and Interface
Design Documents (IDDs); and experience in the planning and performance of software quality
evaluation throughout the software development cycle
• Providing safety reviews of development and design documentation, as well as hazard analyses
for Lithium-Ion battery systems such as the Critical Battery Management System (CBMS)
Degree Requirements:
REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software or IT discipline,
Engineering, or Mathematics
- Must be a U.S. citizen with a DoD Secret Security Clearance