Principal System Safety Engineer – Defense Systems (Onsite)

Legion Technical Solutions LLC; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Relocation bonus

Vision insurance

Job summary

Legion Technical Solutions LLC seeks a Principal System Safety Engineer to lead safety efforts for mission-critical defense systems in an on-site Tucson environment.

You will drive system safety program development across the lifecycle, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with government authorities and product teams to ensure comprehensive hazard analysis, rigorous safety controls, and compliant design approaches.

Qualifications

• Experience leading system safety programs for defense systems.
• Strong knowledge of MIL STD 882E safety standards.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement MIL STD 882E compliant system safety programs.
• Perform MIL STD 882 analyses (task series 100–400).
• Eliminate hazards or implement effective controls across product teams.
• Coordinate with customer safety reps to allocate safety requirements.
• Collaborate with program management and government authorities through lifecycle stages.
• Analyze engineering drawings for fault tolerance and safety compliance.
• Ensure safety controls are integrated into system test and maintenance procedures.
• Design concise, testable safety requirements and analyze existing ones.
• Mentor junior engineers and interface with stakeholders.
• Prepare Safety Assessment Reports and briefs for customer approvals.
• Brief safety status at technical reviews and during approval processes.
• Interpret requirements, standards, and military specs.

Skills

Hazard analysis

System safety engineering

Cross-team collaboration

Government liaison

Tools

MIL STD 882E

Job description

Legion Technical Solutions LLC seeks a Principal System Safety Engineer to lead safety efforts for mission-critical defense systems in an on-site Tucson environment.

You will drive system safety program development across the lifecycle, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with government authorities and product teams to ensure comprehensive hazard analysis, rigorous safety controls, and compliant design approaches.