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Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.\nResponsibilities for this Position\nGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the SLCM-N program, with a primary focus on safety systems engineering. The ideal candidate will have a mechanical engineering background and approximately 4-5 years of safety engineering experience, preferably supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs.\nThis position will collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to identify and assess hazards, integrate safety requirements into system designs, and develop evidence supporting safety verification and reviews. Experience supporting Weapon System Safety Review Board (WSRB) activities is a plus.\nKey Responsibilities\nDevelop and maintain system safety requirements, hazard analyses, and supporting safety documentation.\nEvaluate mechanical designs and system interfaces for hazards, failure modes, and safety implications.\nCollaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, integration, and test teams to implement and verify safety requirements and mitigations.\nMaintain traceability among hazards, safety requirements, mitigation measures, and verification evidence.\nAssess design changes for safety impacts and document findings and recommendations.\nPrepare safety assessment packages, presentations, and supporting evidence for WSRB reviews.\nSupport resolution of safety review comments, findings, and action items.\nCommunicate safety risks and recommendations to engineering leadership, program stakeholders, and customer representatives.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, with a demonstrated mechanical engineering background.\nApproximately 4-5 years of safety engineering experience.\nWorking knowledge of hazard identification, safety risk assessment, and failure analysis.\nExperience applying systems engineering practices, including requirements development, interface analysis, verification, and technical documentation.\nAbility to evaluate mechanical hardware designs and interfaces from a safety perspective.\nStrong analytical, technical writing, and cross-functional communication skills.\nAbility to work on-site or in a flex arrangement with required on-site presence in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.\nU.S. citizenship.\nAbility to obtain a security clearance after hire; a Secret clearance is anticipated, subject to confirmation of the program requirement.\nPreferred Qualifications\nSafety engineering experience supporting DoD programs.\nExperience preparing materials for, presenting to, or addressing findings from WSRB reviews.\nExperience conducting preliminary hazard analyses, system or subsystem hazard analyses, failure modes and effects analyses, or fault tree analyses.\nFamiliarity with MIL-STD-882 and applicable customer-specific safety requirements.\nExperience with safety-critical mechanical systems or complex defense systems.\nExperience with requirements management, configuration management, or model-based systems engineering tools.\nSalary Note\nThis estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). 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