Description
At General Dynamics Land Systems we put our Customers at the centre of everything we do. Our commitment to protect and enable the people who serve drives us to develop products and systems that give them a clear advantage for mission success. We are looking for passionate individuals to help us deliver innovative, unique solutions to our Customers.
The Systems Safety Specialist/Engineer opening is a current vacant position at General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada. The base salary hiring range for this position is $70,400 to $92,400 per year. Once in the role, successful candidates will have the opportunity to progress through the full salary range based on performance. This range reflects the base salary only and does not include additional components of our total compensation package, such as our incentive award program and other rewards like health benefits, employee profit-sharing, retirement savings, and more. If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss all details of our total rewards offering with you.
Job Description
The Safety Specialist role is responsible for performing System Safety, Health Hazard and Hazardous Materials analyses during system/subsystem design for the purpose of ensuring vehicle crew safety, as well as quantifying and reducing the system’s impact to the environment. The Safety Specialist is involved throughout the design process including requirements development, concept development, and final design development, presenting the results of these analyses and recommendations for improvements at internal and external design reviews.
Key Job Elements
- Collaborate with design teams to conduct hazard and risk assessments related to System Safety, Software Safety, Occupational Health, Hazardous Materials and Environmentally damaging material during vehicle design and work to mitigate
- Use various safety analysis techniques to perform preliminary hazard assessments, such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA)
- Evaluate designs to compliance with relevant safety standards and regulations (e.g., ISO 26262, MIL-STD-882).
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including design, systems and project engineering to proactively address safety concerns.
- Evaluate customer requirements for Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) and determine vehicle compliance
- Create and manage Hazard Logs, Risk Registers, and conduct Hazard Tracking
- Support System Engineering Department in development of the System Specification Document ensuring safety, occupational health and hazardous materials requirements are captured
- Support defining software safety requirements, complete software safety analyses and support software safety testing conducted by the Software Team
- Support, as required, ESOH testing (Noise Testing, Air Quality Testing) to determine compliance to contract and/or system specification requirements
- Support, as required, Safety, Occupational Health, Hazardous Materials and Environmental Impact reports to be submitted to the Customer
Required Qualifications
- University Degree or College Diploma in a related field, such as in an ESOH discipline or equivalent (engineering, environmental, industrial hygiene, etc)
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience
- Experienced in conducting MIL-STD-882 safety analyses
- Knowledge of Safety Engineering Principles, Design Standards and able to assess if concept designs are likely to achieve numerical safety targets
- Advanced knowledge of international and local safety, occupational health and environmental standards (legislative and design)
- Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment with minimal supervision
- Strong communication, organization and prioritization skills
- Intermediate computer skills in MS Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Must be able to meet Anthropometrical Size Requirements for confined space
- Ability to travel (5% Cdn) and (5% US & International) and possess/be able to acquire and maintain a valid passport
Preferred Qualifications
- P. Eng or the ability to obtain a P. Eng
- Experience in System Safety in product design
- Experience in applying safety related Military Standards (i.e.: MIL-STD-882, MIL-HDBK-764) to product design
- Professional certification in safety (i.e.: CRSP, CHSC, CSP, ROHT, CIH or equivalent)
- Able to construct and update Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Event Tree Analyses (ETA)
- An understanding of Functional Safety and ISO 26262
- Familiarity with Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS)
General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada is committed to providing all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of the employment process. We welcome and encourage applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous Persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or expression.
If you require an accommodation to assist you with any aspect of the hiring process, we will work with you to meet your needs. Contact londonHR@gdls.com if you need accommodation.
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.