Safety Software Engineer

Job Title: Safety Software EngineerJob Description

We are seeking a Safety Critical Software Engineer responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software systems that are crucial for the operation of safety critical infrastructure or high-priority applications. This role demands a high level of expertise in software engineering principles, with a particular emphasis on reliability, security, and performance due to the critical nature of the systems involved. Familiarity with safety standards, such as ISO, IEC, DO-178, or MIL-STD-882 and MISRA C/C standards is essential. What youll do Design and develop safety-critical software complying with applicable standards and focusing on software architectures that are robust, reliable, and fault-tolerant. Provide domain expertise and contributions to a team of safety software engineers. Lead software development activities such as sprint planning, task delegation, roadmap refinement, and identifying markers of success. Collaborate with engineers from other cross-functional groups such as systems, safety, and test to ensure product and program level needs are met. Develop software throughout the development cycle, from collecting feature requests to their final delivery via thorough testing and verification activities. Develop safety-critical embedded software in C/C or model-based safety certifiable development tools for use on controllers running an RTOS such as QNX. Create software safety artifacts and required documentation to provide evidence of rigor in accordance with relevant standards. Ensure that software requirements are clearly defined, implemented, and traceable to system and safety requirements. Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for software requirements, architecture, and design decisions to ensure compliance with safety software development processes. Participate in safety assessments, analyses, and review of work products created by other functional groups that affect safety software features.

Hard Skills

Expertise in software engineering principles

Familiarity with safety standards (ISO, IEC, DO-178, MIL-STD-882, MISRA C/C)

Embedded software development in C/C

Model-based safety certifiable development tools

RTOS such as QNX

Soft Skills

Leadership in software development activities

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Strong documentation and communication skills

Job Type

This is a permanent position.

Work Site

This is a hybrid position requiring some days on-site in Clarksburg, Maryland and some days remote.

Work Environment

About 250-300 employees. Heavy Engineering and Test Environment. Onsite preferred with 1-2 days a week from home as long as productivity is maintained.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

Hiring diverse talent

Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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