Senior Safety Engineer – Air Traffic Systems (ATM)

Prattwhitney; Sudbury (MA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace – Avionics has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Safety Engineer to lead safety engineering activities across complex Air Traffic Management (ATM) programs within the Connected Aviation ATS Whole Life Engineering (WLE) organization.

The Senior Safety Engineer will drive safety planning, perform hazard analyses, collaborate with design teams, and deliver safety documentation across the full system lifecycle to ensure compliance with safety standards and program requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and typically 5+ years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Experience with software, hardware, and personnel safety.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform System Safety program activities, hazard analyses, and design analyses
• Conduct hazard tracking and safety risk management
• Collaborate across integrated product teams to eliminate hazards or develop effective controls
• Develop safety‑related contract deliverables and internal safety documentation
• Serve as a Safety SME to guide program and product leadership
• Interpret system requirements, customer specifications, and applicable military/industry standards
• Review requirement and design changes, test plans, and verification artifacts to ensure safety considerations are incorporated

Skills

System Safety

Hazard Analysis

Safety Risk Management

MIL-STD-882E

DO-278

Security Clearance Eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Job description

Collins Aerospace – Avionics has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Safety Engineer to lead safety engineering activities across complex Air Traffic Management (ATM) programs within the Connected Aviation ATS Whole Life Engineering (WLE) organization.

The Senior Safety Engineer will drive safety planning, perform hazard analyses, collaborate with design teams, and deliver safety documentation across the full system lifecycle to ensure compliance with safety standards and program requirements.