System Safety Engineer 2

Legion Technical Solutions LLC; Tewksbury (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Relocation bonus

Vision insurance

Job summary

Legion Technical Solutions is seeking a System Safety Engineer 2 to support a leading aerospace and defense client in Massachusetts. You will apply MIL-STD-882E System Safety engineering to identify hazards, assess risks, and develop safety requirements across the lifecycle.

Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Software, Electrical, and Test teams to implement safety controls, review procedures, and ensure compliance in a fast-paced, mission-critical program onsite in MA.

Qualifications

• Experience with MIL-STD-882 / MIL-STD-882E and hazard analysis.
• Ability to analyze electrical/hardware design drawings.
• Experience in safety verification and validation.

Responsibilities

• Perform MIL-STD-882 activities involving management, analysis, evaluation, and verification.
• Analyze hardware, drawings, and schematics for fault tolerance and safety compliance.
• Assist with hazard identification, risk assessment, and controls development.
• Develop concise, testable safety requirements and analyze existing ones.
• Review test, operating, and maintenance procedures for safety controls.
• Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Software, Electrical, Test, and other disciplines.
• Work with IPTs to mitigate hazards without compromising performance.
• Support Safety Assessment Reports and other technical documents.
• Participate in technical reviews and customer safety approvals; interface with stakeholders.
• Interpret system requirements and applicable military standards.

Skills

Hazard analysis

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Structured engineering processes

Education

System Safety Engineering

Tools

Electrical drawings analysis

MIL-STD-882 Tools

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation bonus
• Vision insurance

System Safety Engineer 2

Locations: Tewksbury, Woburn, or Marlborough, MA

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Employment Type: Full-Time Contract with Legion Technical Solutions

Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance

Build Your Career in Mission-Critical System Safety

Legion Technical Solutions is seeking a System Safety Engineer 2 to support one of the nation's leading aerospace and defense technology organizations.

This is an excellent opportunity to apply your engineering background to sophisticated defense systems while developing deeper expertise in MIL-STD-882E System Safety Engineering. You'll work alongside experienced engineers across multiple disciplines to identify hazards, develop safety requirements, and help ensure safety is integrated throughout the system lifecycle.

What You'll Be Doing

• Perform MIL-STD-882 activities involving management, analysis, evaluation, and verification.
• Analyze engineering hardware, electrical drawings, and schematics for fault tolerance, latent hazards, and safety compliance.
• Assist with hazard identification, risk assessment, and development of effective controls.
• Develop concise, testable safety requirements and analyze existing requirements from a safety perspective.
• Review test, tactical operating, and maintenance procedures to ensure appropriate safety controls are incorporated.
• Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Software, Electrical, Test, and other engineering disciplines.
• Work across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to eliminate hazards or develop practical mitigation strategies without compromising critical system performance.
• Support preparation of Safety Assessment Reports, Safety Program Briefs, and other technical documentation.
• Participate in technical reviews and the customer safety approval process.Interface with customers, program offices, subcontractors, vendors, and other key stakeholders.
• Interpret system requirements, customer specifications, and applicable military standards.

What We're Looking For

• System Safety Engineering or Systems Engineering
• MIL-STD-882 / MIL-STD-882E
• Hazard analysis and risk assessment
• Electrical or hardware design analysis
• Engineering drawings and schematics
• Requirements development and analysis
• Safety verification and validation
• Aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated engineering environments
• Cross-functional engineering teams

Just as important, we're looking for someone who is analytical, collaborative, comfortable working within structured engineering processes, and interested in growing their System Safety expertise.

About Legion Technical Solutions

Legion Technical Solutions (LTS) is a specialized technical staffing and workforce solutions company supporting organizations across aerospace, defense, intelligence, engineering, and advanced technology. As the contract employer, LTS provides the employment relationship and ongoing support while you work directly alongside our client's engineering organization.

About Our Client – Confidential

Our client is a globally recognized aerospace and defense technology organization developing sophisticated systems supporting the United States and its allies. Their engineering teams work across advanced sensing, radar, integrated defense, communications, command and control, and other mission-critical technologies.

This opportunity provides the chance to work alongside highly experienced engineers while developing expertise on complex systems with direct national security impact.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Legion Technical Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.