Principal Systems Safety Engineer - Aeronautics

Lockheed Martin; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 159,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Systems Engineering Principal to drive system safety excellence across complex aeronautics programs. You will lead analyses, develop safety requirements, and mentor engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate safety early in design.

The role requires senior expertise in safety engineering, program management, and executive communication, with a focus on delivering safe, reliable flight systems in a challenging aerospace

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team of system safety practitioners to develop and execute program-level system safety efforts.
• Business acumen to coordinate with program management for captures, execution and customer engagements.
• Technical depth to support Line of Business strategy development and training.
• Ability to develop executive communications and briefings for stakeholders.
• Program management skills to coordinate budget, schedule, and staffing.

Responsibilities

• Lead system safety analyses for advanced aeronautics programs.
• Develop and assess safety requirements, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in safety engineering.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate safety early in design.
• Conduct risk assessments and present findings to senior leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Program management

Executive communication

System safety analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Tools

MIL-STD-882E

DO-178C/DO-254

SAE ARP-4754/ARP-4761

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Systems Engineering Principal to drive system safety excellence across complex aeronautics programs. You will lead analyses, develop safety requirements, and mentor engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate safety early in design.

The role requires senior expertise in safety engineering, program management, and executive communication, with a focus on delivering safe, reliable flight systems in a challenging aerospace