About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">System Safety Senior Specialist</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Reference #37932</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Hamilton, Ontario</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">About L3HARRIS WESCAM </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">As a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies and within the Integrated Mission Systems Segment, the WESCAM division develops the most advanced optical sensor and targeting systems for global defense and military sectors, National Security, Search & Rescue and Airborne law enforcement agencies. From long-range covert surveillance missions to search and rescue operations, our MX-series systems, and the mission systems solutions they are a part of, produce stabilized high-magnification electro-optical and infrared images from airborne, marine and ground based platforms, enabling our customers to see first and act first. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">About the Role</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Our products are only valuable to our customers if they are safe and reliable. That is where you come in. You will be working as part of a Supportability Team, focusing on a variety of Safety Engineering tasks and initiatives. This role requires someone with a can-do attitude, strong technical background, an eagerness to learn new things, and a passion for System Safety.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Primary Responsibilities </span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Work in the Specialty Engineering group with a specific emphasis on System Safety</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Promote System Safety awareness and its importance throughout the business</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Decompose customer requirements pertaining to System Safety </span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Support Bids and Proposal activities, generating bid responses and estimating work packages for System Safety analysis activities</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Define the System Safety requirements and risks for each project in conjunction with the Lead Systems Engineer</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Partner with design team throughout design process to ensure that System Safety requirements are achieved</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Review vendor documentation and challenge supplier analysis </span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Produce preliminary sub-assembly safety assessment in support of product development </span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Participate and promote safety in design reviews</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Perform the following analysis activities to support safety of design and its verification: </span></li> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="circle"> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">System Safety Hazard Analysis </span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)</span></li> </ul> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">If familiar with RAM analysis, perform the following activities to assist Reliability Engineering when required: </span></li> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="circle"> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Reliability Prediction (MTBF)</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Testability Analysis</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Maintainability Prediction</span></li> </ul> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Support safety assurance analysis for software and firmware designs</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Support the Product Safety Management Process by participating in Product Safety Committees</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Production of Safety & Environmental Program Plans, Safety Case Reports and System Safety Hazard Analysis on complex integrated systems solutions spanning airborne, ground and maritime platforms</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Support the design change process by estimating and validating the safety impacts of each of the proposed changes</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Mentor junior employees </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Required Capabilities </span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Motivated self-starter who seeks opportunities to collaborate with others</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">A curiosity in how things work and break, so that they may be improved</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Analytical thinker with the ability to extract meaningful data from various sources</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Working knowledge of standards related to System Safety (e.g. MIL-STD-882, DEF STAN 00-56, DO-178, DO-254, ARP4754, ARP4761, etc.) would be an asset</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Familiarity with electrical/electronic circuit analysis </span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Familiarity with electro-mechanical motion control equipment </span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Familiarity with electro-optic imaging equipment </span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Familiarity with ANSI and FDA standards related to laser classification and safety </span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Excellent verbal and written communication skills with meticulous attention to detail </span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Meets the requirements of the Controlled Goods Registration Program and is eligible for a Canadian government security clearance</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Desired Education and Experiences </span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Bachelor’s degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. </span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Experience in the aerospace and/or defense industry is preferred.</span></li> <li style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">Experience with Integrated Systems on Airborne, Ground and Marine platforms.</span></li> </ul> <p style="color:black;margin-bottom:1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="color:black;margin-bottom:1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="color:black;margin-bottom:1.0 E-4pt;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color:black">*This posting is for a current vacancy. In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $100,000 to $150,000 </span></p>