Principal Engineer/Specialist, Safety Engineering

Position Description:

Position:  Principal Engineer/Specialist, Safety Engineering – P57

 Key Job Elements:

• Lead ED&T compliance with Safety standards such as MIL-STD-882 and ISO 26262
• Maintain and keep up to date, the engineering safety engineering processes in accordance with evolving standards and ensure that alignment with IPS is maintained
• Oversee the development of Bids and Proposals/BOEs based on SOW, System Specification Requirements, and Assumptions flowed down from Program Office and/or Project Engineering
• Participate in Peer Reviews, Check Point Reviews, and Design Reviews to ensure products of optimum design, quality and safety are developed, manufactured and delivered
• Provide Safety leadership to the ED&T department and customers
• Develop guidelines, checkpoint review checklists and templates to ensure consistency of execution
• Make safety compliance decisions, within the boundaries of authority and in a timely manner, based on engineering principles, inspection/testing reports, and experimental data
• Participate in the development of prime level safety requirements with customers

Position Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• University degree in a technical field
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Engineering.
• Experience in conducting MIL-STD-882 Safety Analyses and Safety Program Implementation
• Experience in working within the Joint Services – Software Safety Authorities Implementation Guide (JS-SSA-IG) and the Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSEH)
• Must be a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
• Previous experience in a Safety Engineering capacity
• Familiarity with the Systems Engineering process
• Familiarity with Software Development
• Superior communication, organization and prioritization skills
• Intermediate to advanced MS Office skills
• Ability to travel (10% Cdn) and (10% US & Int'l) and possess/be able to acquire and maintain a valid passport
• Must be able to meet Anthropometrical Size Restrictions for confined space
• Must be able to acquire a Level II (Secret) Security Clearance           

Preferred Qualifications:

• P. Eng
• Certification to ISO 26262
• Advanced Engineering degree
• LAV product knowledge

General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada is an employment equity employer who values diversity and inclusion.  We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

It is a requirement that General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada be registered with the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and that all of its workforce be security assessed.  As such, successful applicants must meet all applicable security requirements, including, but not limited to, the ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian government security clearance to secret level.

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