Senior System Safety Engineer

Raytheon; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 95,500 - 181,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Relocation assistance

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Raytheon is hiring a Senior System Safety Engineer based in El Segundo or Goleta, CA. This role involves developing MIL-STD-882E compliant safety programs and collaborating across product teams.

Qualified candidates should possess a STEM degree, at least five years of relevant experience, and an active Secret security clearance. The position offers a competitive salary, relocation assistance, health benefits, and a flexible work schedule.

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years of relevant prior experience.
• Active and transferable final U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance required prior to start date.
• Experience with System & Software Safety Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement MIL-STD-882E compliant system safety programs.
• Perform hazard analyses and design analyses.
• Collaborate with program management and government approval authorities.

Skills

System Safety Engineering

MIL-STD-882E Compliance

Hazard Analyses

Collaborative Problem Solving

Agile Development

Education

Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

Job description

Senior System Safety Engineer

Location: El Segundo, CA or Goleta, CA. U.S. Citizenship and a current Secret clearance are required.

What You Will Do

• Develop and implement one or more MIL-STD-882E compliant system safety programs.
• Perform MIL-STD-882E System Safety Program tasks and analyses, or customer’s approved equivalent.
• Coordinate with customer safety representatives, applying methods, standards, and techniques to clarify system requirements for software, hardware, and test personnel to ensure design and architecture considerations are appropriately allocated to the system and horizontally integrated across development teams.
• Coordinate with customer safety representatives to gain safety approval from appropriate Safety Review Board authorities.
• Work across integrated product teams and lines to properly eliminate hazards or provide effective controls.
• Collaborate with Program Management and government approval authorities from program startup through production to demilitarization and disposal backgrounds.
• Perform System Safety planning, hazard analyses, and design analyses.
• Brief safety considerations at technical reviews and as part of the safety approval process.
• Interpret system requirements, customer specifications and military standards.
• Prepare internal and customer reports describing various analyses relevant to the System Safety program.
• Collaborate across multiple disciplines to gain a full understanding of product architecture and design.
• Interface with other engineering functions: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering.
• Manage System Safety Working Groups between key Raytheon and Customer representatives.
• Ability to work on Special Access Programs.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
• Minimum five (5) years of relevant prior experience.
• Experience with System & Software Safety Engineering.
• Active and transferrable final U.S. government‑issued Secret security clearance required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience developing and implementing MIL-STD-882E System Safety Program tasks and analyses, involving management (task series 100), analysis (task series 200), evaluation (task series 300), and verification (task series 400). This includes hardware and software safety‑related tasks.
• Experience with DoD System Safety Programs (e.g., MIL‑STD‑882/DO‑178).
• Experience with written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Experience with system and software safety implementation in Agile Development environment.
• Experience solving complex problems by leveraging available resources and research material.
• 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 and System Safety Working Groups.
• Three years of experience with a master’s degree in STEM.
• Active and transferrable final U.S. government‑issued Secret security clearance.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary: $95,500 – $181,700 USD.
• Relocation assistance.
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance.
• 401(k) match and flexible spending accounts.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability coverage.
• Paid time off, holidays and flexible work schedules.
• Employee assistance program and scholarship opportunities.
• Parental leave and other family‑friendly benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.