Jr. Aerospace Engineer - Risk Assessment Analyst

Responsibilities:

Peraton is seeking a Jr. Aerospace Engineer - Risk Assessment Analyst who conducts a formal Risk Assessment for instances where literal compliance of airworthiness documentation can't be shown, but design and operations provide a level of safety acceptable to the government.

 

Responsibilities Include:

• Requests that the United States Air Force (USAF) exempt (permanent) or waive (temporary) the airworthiness criteria.
• Provides senior level expertise and direction in the development or modification and performance of all tasks necessary to ensure the identification and documentation of hazards within systems or systems-of-systems using various analysis tools and techniques.
• Understands all the elements of system safety engineering to include hazard analyses, hazard categorization (in terms of severity and likelihood), end effects, causal analyses, mitigation requirements identification, documentation, tracking and implementing, and residual Risk Assessment.
• Typically interfaces with hardware and software design engineering and test engineering to include Agile Prototype Teams (APT).
• Typical analyses performed include: functional analyses, hazard analyses, safety requirements analyses, hazard mitigation, safety Risk Assessments, reliability analyses, and system residual Risk Assessments. Reviews and evaluates systems and software for adherence to government or commercial directives, standards, guidelines, and criteria concerning software safety and systems safety.
• Confirms design mitigations are captured in the design and its documentation and verifies implementation as appropriate.
• Researches, designs, develops, and tests structures, propulsion units, and guidance and control subsystems for aircraft, missiles, or spacecraft.
• Analyzes aerospace product or equipment specifications and performance requirements to determine designs, which can be produced by existing manufacturing or processing facilities and methods.
• Analyzes project requests and proposals and engineering data to determine feasibility, productibility, cost, and production time of aerospace or aeronautical products. Directs and coordinates activities of engineering or technical staff designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products.

Additional Responsibilities Include:

• Develops design criteria for aeronautical or aerospace products or systems, including testing methods, production costs, quality standards, and completion dates.
• Plans and conducts experimental, environmental, operational and stress tests on models and prototypes of aircraft and aerospace systems and equipment.
• Evaluates product data and design from inspections and reports for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, and quality standards.
• Formulates mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design according to customer engineering requirements.
• Reviews performance reports and documentation from customers and field engineers, and inspect malfunctioning or damaged products to determine problem. Evaluates and approves selection of vendors.
• Plans and coordinates activities concerned with investigating and resolving customers' reports of technical problems with aircraft or aerospace vehicles.
• Evaluates new technologies for application in improving design of aerospace systems.
• Plans, coordinates, directs, and evaluates testing of aerospace systems. Performs Risk Assessment of aerospace systems and generates risk mitigation plans and strategies.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and 2+ years of related experience or Masters degree in relevant field.
• U.S. Citizenship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using Agile concepts and methodology.
• Experience providing logistical support for worldwide operations.

Peraton Overview:

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

Target Salary Range:$51,000 - $82,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.EEO Tagline (Text Only):An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.