Senior Specialist, System Safety

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System Safety Senior Specialist

Reference #30245

Hamilton, Ontario

About L3HARRIS WESCAM

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.

About the Role

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.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work in the Specialty Engineering group with a specific emphasis on System Safety
• Promote System Safety awareness and its importance throughout the business
• Decompose customer requirements pertaining to System Safety
• Support Bids and Proposal activities, generating bid responses and estimating work packages for System Safety analysis activities
• Define the System Safety requirements and risks for each project in conjunction with the Lead Systems Engineer
• Partner with design team throughout design process to ensure that System Safety requirements are achieved
• Review vendor documentation and challenge supplier analysis
• Produce preliminary sub-assembly safety assessment in support of product development
• Participate and promote safety in design reviews

Perform the following analysis activities to support safety of design and its verification :

If familiar with RAM analysis, perform the following activities to assist Reliability Engineering when required :

Required Capabilities

Desired Education and Experiences

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At L3Harris, we foster an inclusive and equitable workplace. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. For applicants with disabilities, we will provide you with accommodation so that you have what you need in order to be at your best.

L3Harris performs background checks prior to employment as all applicants must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program and obtain and maintain a positive security assessment. Some positions may require a government of Canada “Reliability” status and / or Level 2 (Secret) security clearance. In addition, L3Harris performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing where required.

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