Senior Systems Safety Engineer - In-Office Contract-to-Hire

Sigma Design; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance options

401(k) with company match

PTO: 15 days + 9 holidays

Quarterly bonus program

Voluntary benefits: vision, long-term,

Job summary

Sigma Design is seeking a Staff Systems Safety Engineer (Contract-to-hire) for its Costa Mesa, CA facility. The role leads system safety across programs, developing safety frameworks, hazard analyses, risk mitigation, and design assurance throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements include a technical Bachelor’s (Master’s preferred) and 12+ years in system safety or equivalent, with experience in FHA/FTA/SCFTA/FMECA and leading design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent; Master’s preferred.
• 12+ years of relevant experience as a System Safety Engineer or equivalent.
• Extensive experience with safety-critical hardware and software in regulated industries.
• Expert knowledge of System Safety Engineering principles and methods.
• Advanced experience with FHA, FTA, SCFTA, and FMECA.
• Ability to lead safety frameworks across multiple products/programs.
• MIL-STD-882E and related standards familiarity.
• Experience with design reviews (PDR, CDR, MRR) and leadership communication.
• Experience with failure investigations and corrective actions.
• Familiarity with ARP-4754, ARP-4761, MIL-STD-516C, JSSSEH; preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement System Safety methodologies across programs.
• Lead safety efforts across concurrent programs and drive safety strategy.
• Develop and execute System Safety program plans per standards.
• Conduct FHA/FTA/SCFTA/FMECA analyses and provide guidance.
• Influence architecture to include safety in lifecycle decisions.
• Establish hazard management and risk-tracking frameworks.
• Support and lead design reviews (PDR, CDR, MRR).
• Lead failure investigations and corrective actions.
• Develop safety documentation and reporting tools for design, manufacturing, deployment.
• Verify safety requirements and hazard controls at program and portfolio levels.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program teams.
• Represent safety efforts to customers and regulators.

Skills

System Safety Engineering

Hazard analysis

FTA

FHA

SCFTA

FMECA

Design for Safety

Safety requirements development

PDR/CDR/MRR support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace or Systems Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Relyence

Teamcenter

JIRA

JAMA

Cameo

Ansys

Job description

Sigma Design is seeking a Staff Systems Safety Engineer (Contract-to-hire) for its Costa Mesa, CA facility. The role leads system safety across programs, developing safety frameworks, hazard analyses, risk mitigation, and design assurance throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements include a technical Bachelor’s (Master’s preferred) and 12+ years in system safety or equivalent, with experience in FHA/FTA/SCFTA/FMECA and leading design reviews.