Safety Manager (GBRD)

Leidos•Colorado Springs, CO

1d•$73,450 - $132,775•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos Defense Sector is seeking a Safety Manager in our Colorado Springs, Colorado office. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in support of the Ground-Based Radar (GBR) Digitization Program, a critical modernization effort focused on enhancing the nation's missile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness capabilities. The role supports the modernization of legacy radar systems across eight Ground-Based Radar sites. These systems provide continuous surveillance, detection, tracking, and reporting of missile and satellite activity in support of Missile Warning (MW), Missile Defense (MD), and Space Domain Awareness (SDA) missions. The GBR Digitization Program is implementing a common digital backend architecture and modernizing radar front-end systems to maximize standardization, improve maintainability, and enhance mission readiness across the enterprise.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline and 4+ years of relevant experience (additional experience, training, or certifications may substitute for degree).
US Citizen; Currently possesses an Active Secret Clearance.
Experience supporting aerospace, defense, government, engineering, or complex technical programs.
Demonstrated experience conducting hazard analyses, risk assessments, safety inspections, and compliance evaluations in technical or operational environments.
Strong understanding of system safety principles, occupational safety practices, environmental compliance requirements, and risk management methodologies.
Experience interpreting and applying OSHA regulations, Department of Defense safety requirements, environmental regulations, and industry best practices.
Familiarity with accident investigation techniques, root cause analysis, and safety performance metrics.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage safety initiatives independently and influence cross-functional teams.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field with 2+ years of relevant experience.
Experience developing safety plans, procedures, training materials, and corrective action programs.
Experience performing system safety engineering in accordance with MIL-STD-882E, supporting Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) programs, conducting Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and risk assessments for complex hardware and software systems.
Familiarity with configuration management, digital engineering environments, systems integration and testing activities, and field deployment operations is also highly desirable.
Experience supporting radar systems, missile warning systems, missile defense programs, command and control systems, space surveillance systems, or large‑scale modernization efforts.
Experience with USSF/SSC, missile warning/missile defense missions, or related operational communities.
Experience with Integrated Tactical Warning / Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) systems or radar systems.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and oversee environmental, health, safety, and system safety programs supporting engineering, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment activities across the GBR Digitization Program.
Identify and mitigate safety risks across engineering development, system integration, testing, deployment, maintenance, and operational activities at all eight GBR sites.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, DoD, OSHA, environmental, and customer-specific regulations and standards.
Perform system safety analyses, hazard assessments, and risk evaluations for hardware, software, facilities, equipment, and operational processes.
Develop safety documentation, track corrective actions, and ensure safety requirements are incorporated into system designs and operational procedures.
Support technical reviews, design reviews, readiness assessments, and deployment planning to ensure safety considerations are integrated throughout the program lifecycle.
Collaborate with systems engineers, logistics teams, field technicians, cybersecurity specialists, subcontractors, and government stakeholders to investigate incidents, assess emerging risks, and implement preventive and corrective actions.
Conduct safety inspections, audits, compliance reviews, and contribute to training initiatives focused on enhancing safety awareness and reducing organizational risk.
Maintain safety records, prepare reports and performance metrics for leadership, and support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen program safety performance.
Develop and maintain a Safety Plan, provide safety training and review the Safety Plan as needed with the government.
Conduct safety inspections at GBRD Leidos facilities in Colorado Springs CO and Huntsville AL, as directed.
Review and assess Leidos development and manufacturing facilities to include GBRD test facilities and, as needed, Sensor sites facilities.
Work with systems engineering teams to help define future system designs that meet mission requirements and operate reliably in remote, austere environments.