Principal Defense Systems Safety Engineer (Onsite, CO)

Caribou Thunder; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Flexible PTO & Work Schedule

Education & Certification Reimbursemen

Support for Military Leave

Work-Life Balance

Job summary

Caribou Thunder in Colorado Springs is seeking a Principal Systems Safety Engineer to lead system safety across defense programs. You will apply MIL-STD-882E, develop SSPPs and SARs, manage HTS records, and drive safety requirements from concept through deployment onsite with a 9/80 schedule.

Active DoD Secret clearance required; travel up to 10% and close collaboration across IPTs, software, hardware, and systems engineering teams to ensure safety and compliance while balancing cost and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering or related STEM with 5 years of related experience OR Master’s with 3 years OR PhD with 1 year
• Active DoD Secret clearance at time of application
• Experience applying MIL-STD-882E system safety processes
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-1472H, AFMAN guidance, and military safety compliance
• Experience developing and maintaining HTS documentation
• Experience creating SSPPs, SARs, Software Safety Analyses, and Hazard Analyses

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive system safety analyses across the lifecycle
• Evaluate designs to identify hazards and develop risk mitigation
• Apply MIL-STD-882E to analyze hazards and drive safety requirements
• Develop/maintain SSPPs, SARs, Software Safety Analyses, and Hazard Analyses
• Maintain Hazard Tracking System (HTS) records end-to-end
• Participate in design reviews and IPT meetings to ensure safety is designed in
• Collaborate with systems, software, hardware engineers and program leadership
• Conduct operational safety audits and continuous improvement assessments
• Support accident investigations by identifying root causes and corrective actions
• Verify compliance with safety standards while balancing performance, schedule, and cost
• Support requirements development, verification, validation, and testing with safety traceability
• Occasional travel up to 10% for meetings and reviews

Skills

System safety

Hazard analysis

Risk assessment

Stakeholder collaboration

Safety requirements development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering or related STEM

Master's degree in Safety Engineering or related STEM

PhD in Safety Engineering or related STEM

4 extra years of relevant experience substitute for degree

Tools

MIL-STD-882E

MIL-STD-1472H

AFMAN guidance

Hazard Tracking System (HTS)

SSPP

SAR

Software Safety Analyses

Hazard Analyses

IBM DOORS

Cameo Enterprise Architecture

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

CORE

Rhapsody

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Job description

Caribou Thunder in Colorado Springs is seeking a Principal Systems Safety Engineer to lead system safety across defense programs. You will apply MIL-STD-882E, develop SSPPs and SARs, manage HTS records, and drive safety requirements from concept through deployment onsite with a 9/80 schedule.

Active DoD Secret clearance required; travel up to 10% and close collaboration across IPTs, software, hardware, and systems engineering teams to ensure safety and compliance while balancing cost and