Senior System Safety Engineer IV/V

We are seeking a Senior System Safety Engineer to lead system safety activities across the product lifecycle. This role focuses on system safety architecture, data-driven analysis, comprehensive documentation, and test planning for safety verification. You will engage directly with customer counterparts on System Safety Reviews and Panels including THAR (Technical Hazard Assessment Review) and NNMSB (Nuclear Navy Material and Safety Board).

Key Responsibilities:

System Safety & Architecture

Develop and maintain System Safety Program Plan and safety architecture documentation

Lead Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and System Safety Assessments

Identify, document, and manage hazards, risks, and mitigation measures throughout the lifecycle

Draft System Safety Analysis Reports and maintain traceability between safety requirements, hazards, and mitigations

Lead Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA) and support HAZOP/ETA activities

Data, Documentation & Test Planning

Establish data collection and analysis frameworks for safety metrics and trending

Develop technical documentation including safety standards, specifications, procedures, and user guides

Create and execute test plans for safety verification and validation

Lead development of Built-In Test (BIT) plans and support Qualification Test Plan development

Define test requirements, acceptance criteria, and success metrics for safety-critical functions

Review test data to confirm safety requirements compliance

Customer Engagement & Reviews

Serve as primary point of contact with customers on system safety matters

Lead and participate in THAR, NNMSB, and other customer System Safety Reviews and Panels

Present safety analysis findings, risk postures, and mitigation strategies to customers

Support milestone reviews (PDR, CDR, QDR, MRR) representing system safety

Coordinate responses to customer safety data items and deliverables

Risk Management & Process Improvement

Lead safety corrective actions from Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations

Host corrective action reviews and ensure lessons learned implementation

Coordinate risk mitigation with Manufacturing Engineering, Logistics, and Deployment Operations

Develop and implement system safety processes and tools

Ensure compliance with MIL-STD-882E and other applicable safety standards

Basic Qualifications:

7+ years as a System Safety Engineer or equivalent safety-critical engineering role

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems, or Electrical Engineering, or Physics

Expertise with MIL-STD-882E and military safety standards

Experience creating and executing test plans for safety verification

Proven experience engaging with customers on System Safety Reviews (THAR, NNMSB, or similar)

Strong system architecture knowledge and safety requirements decomposition

Extensive FHA, FTA, and SCFTA experience

Failure investigation with proven corrective action implementation

Technical writing for reports, procedures, and documentation

Hazard/risk management and tracking to closure

Design review experience (PDR, CDR, MRR) with strong presentation skills

Data collection, analysis, and trending for safety metrics

U.S. Citizenship

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in engineering or related field

10+ years progressive system safety experience

System Safety certification (ASP, CSP, CSEP)

DoD or Navy safety programs experience

Quantitative FTA with probabilistic risk assessment

FMEA/FMECA, HAZOP, and ETA experience

Safety analysis software tools (Relyence, Windchill, PTC Integrity)

Requirements management tools (JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, DOORS)

Aircraft, spacecraft, or UAV systems experience

Active U.S. Security Clearance or ability to obtain

Pay Range by level for Remote workers

Level IV - $154k - $187k

Level V - $187k - $212k

Pay range for this role

$154,000—$212,000 USD