Flight Safety Engineer id-9440

Flight Safety Engineer

The Opportunity:

As a flight safety engineer, your technical expertise will be vital as you evaluate and certify real-time embedded code to ensure software compliance with the aviation industry to support certification of modernized GPS user equipment that are critical to America's warfighters, our allies, and civil users. If you're looking for the chance to not just review software, but to help create a system that will make a difference, we need you on our team. We're looking for an engineer like you with the skills needed to develop software and systems from vision to mission-ready.

 

This role is more than just understand coding. As an engineer at Booz Allen, you'll use your passion to learn new tools and techniques and identify needed system improvements. You'll help clients overcome their most difficult challenges using the latest software approaches, tools, and technologies. You'll help make sure the solution developed by the team considers the current architecture and operating environment, as well as future functionality and enhancements.

 

Work with us as we shape systems for the better.

 

Join us. The world can't wait.

 

You Have:

 

Nice If You Have:

  • 2+ years of experience with development or evaluating aviation software

  • 2+ years of experience performing certification authority activities per the military standard order (MSO) or TSO certifications

  • Experience with certification activities per MSO-C145, MSO-C204, DO-229, DO-160

  • Experience with Space Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS), GNSS Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), or (Global Positioning System (GPS) civil signals (L5, L2C, L1C) receivers

  • Experience with Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE)

  • Possession of excellent interpersonal skills

  • Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Master's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science

 

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

 

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

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