Principal System Safety Engineer
$107,500–$204,500 year
On-siteTucson, Arizona, United States
Job Summary
Develop and implement MIL-STD-882E compliant system safety programs covering management, analysis, evaluation, and verification tasks. Create and integrate safety strategies into the program Integrated Master Schedule, managing the safety effort and budget through coordination with CAM, IPTL, and product owners. Mentor junior engineers and lead System Safety Working Groups between Raytheon and customer representatives. Interpret system requirements and military standards to recommend compliance strategies to program leadership while collaborating with stakeholders across systems, software, electrical, and mechanical engineering functions. Analyze engineering drawings and schematics to assess fault tolerance and mitigate latent hazards throughout the lifecycle from design to demilitarization. Escalate risks and follow through on corrective actions while briefing safety status to approval authorities at technical reviews. Manage safety-related interactions with suppliers and subcontractors to identify best practices that improve overall safety culture.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- Active and existing security clearance required after day 1
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
- minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
- Experience with risk assessment concepts, such as those included in MIL-STD 882E and JSSSEH
- Experience writing technical reports and presentations
- Experience with briefing safety status to safety approval authority at technical reviews, safety review boards, and others as part of the safety approval process
- Experience managing a safety program
Desired Qualifications
- Active/Existing DoD Clearance
- Experience with briefing at the military safety review board
- Experience with system and software safety implementation in Agile Development environment
- Experience with interpersonal and project management skills, with the ability to manage a safety program and provide directions to support safety personnel
- Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and Proposal Development
- Experience interfacing with Human Systems Integration showcasing execution of Human Factors Engineering tasking involving MIL-STD-1472
- Experience with Engineering Change Proposals, Engineering Review Boards, System Safety Working Groups
- Experience interfacing with other engineering functions: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Master's degree in science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
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