Senior Nuclear Surety Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: Pittsfield, MA
Salary: $124,397–$138,003 / yr
Posted: 47 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 89 roles within 25 mi

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This role $131k

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Senior Nuclear Surety Engineer

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The Senior Nuclear Surety Engineer joins the engineering team to lead systems engineering efforts with a specialized focus on nuclear surety for mission-critical national defense programs. The role involves ensuring compliance with nuclear surety standards, policies, and regulations while applying safety, security, and reliability principles across system design and development. Key responsibilities include developing safety rules, conducting hazard analyses such as Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and supporting Nuclear Surety Inspections. The candidate will utilize Model-Based Systems Engineering, requirements management tools like DOORS and Jama, and possess deep knowledge of DoD nuclear policy. This position addresses the critical technical challenge of maintaining safety and reliability for nuclear weapons systems while providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers in a highly regulated environment.

Skills

Nuclear Surety Safety, Security, and Reliability (S2R) Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) DOORS Jama Agile AI Systems Engineering

What you'll do

Lead systems engineering activities to ensure compliance with nuclear surety standards and regulations.
Apply Safety, Security, and Reliability (S2R) principles across system design and development.
Develop and maintain nuclear surety documentation including Safety Rules, Surety Assessments, and System Safety Plans.
Ensure compliance with DoD Directives, AFI 91-series, and other applicable nuclear surety regulations.
Conduct and support Nuclear Surety Inspections (NSIs) and surety working groups.
Perform hazard analyses including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.
Support proposal development, design reviews, and customer briefings regarding nuclear surety requirements.

What we're looking for

U.S. citizenship is required.
Must possess a Secret security clearance (obtainable within a reasonable time).
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics field.
Master's degree preferred.
5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
Experience with nuclear weapons systems and nuclear surety principles is required.
Agile experience (preferred).
Active Secret clearance (preferred).

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