Senior System Safety Engineer

Raytheon; Portsmouth (RI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon in Portsmouth, RI (onsite) is seeking Senior System Safety Engineers to lead safety programs and analyses across the product lifecycle. You will develop MIL-STD-882E compliant plans, perform hazard analysis, and coordinate with customer safety reps to secure safety approvals.

You will work with Systems, Software, Electrical, and Hardware teams to eliminate hazards, write technical reports, and brief status at reviews. A STEM degree with 5+ years of experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in System Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience writing technical reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement MIL-STD-882E compliant system safety programs and perform analyses and planning.
• Conduct hazard and design analyses to ensure compliance with requirements, customer specifications, and military standards.
• Collaborate with customer safety representatives to clarify system requirements and allocate to software, hardware, and test personnel.
• Coordinate with customer safety representatives and Safety Review Board authorities to gain safety approval.
• Manage System Safety Working Groups with Raytheon and customer representatives.
• Work across integrated product teams and engineering disciplines to eliminate hazards or implement effective controls.
• Collaborate across multiple disciplines to gain a comprehensive understanding of product architecture and design.
• Support safety efforts from program startup through production, demilitarization, and disposal phases.
• Brief safety considerations and program status during technical reviews and approval processes.
• Prepare internal and customer-facing reports detailing system safety analyses and program status.

Skills

System Safety Engineering

Systems Engineering

Technical Writing

Education

STEM degree

Tools

MIL-STD-882E

Job description

We are currently seeking Senior System Safety Engineers. These are onsite roles and can be located in Woburn, Tewksbury, Marlborough, Andover or Portsmouth RI.

What You Will Do:

System Safety Program Development and Execution

• Develop and implement MIL-STD-882E compliant system safety programs and perform associated tasks, analyses, and planning
• Conduct hazard and design analyses to ensure compliance with system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards

Stakeholder Coordination and Approval

• Collaborate with customer safety representatives to clarify system requirements and ensure proper allocation to software, hardware, and test personnel
• Coordinate with customer safety representatives and Safety Review Board authorities to gain safety approval
• Manage System Safety Working Groups with Raytheon and customer representatives

Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

• Work across integrated product teams and engineering disciplines, including Systems Engineering, Software/Firmware, Electrical, and Hardware Engineering, to eliminate hazards or implement effective controls
• Collaborate across multiple disciplines to gain a comprehensive understanding of product architecture and design

Lifecycle Safety Oversight

• Support safety efforts from program startup through production, demilitarization, and disposal phases
• Brief safety considerations and program status during technical reviews and approval processes

Reporting and Documentation

• Prepare internal and customer-facing reports detailing system safety analyses and program status

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience with System Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent Safety Engineering
• Experience writing technical reports and presentations

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Active and transferrable DoD security clearance
• 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 reviewing software code and requirements for safety considerations