Senior System Safety Engineer

RTX • El Segundo, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon’s System Safety / Human System Integration (HSI) Department works to identify hazards, assess risks, and implement solutions that protect people, hardware, and the environment. The team applies engineering principles throughout the system lifecycle to enhance reliability and safeguard warfighters.

The Senior System Safety Engineer develops and executes system safety programs compliant with MIL-STD-882E. The role performs hazard and design analyses, coordinates with customer safety representatives and Safety Review Board authorities, and works with integrated product teams and engineering disciplines to eliminate hazards or implement effective controls. It supports safety activities from program startup through production, demilitarization, and disposal, and prepares and briefs safety analyses and program status. Work may take place in Special Access Program environments as required.

The position is onsite in Goleta, California, or El Segundo, California. An active, transferable U.S. government Secret security clearance is required before the start date, and U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
• Minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with System Safety Engineering and/or Software Safety Engineering.
• Experience with complex systems and evaluating them for risk.
• U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• An active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance is required prior to the start date; the posting specifies an active and existing DoD Secret clearance on day one.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing and implementing MIL-STD-882E System Safety Program tasks and analyses, including management (task series 100), analysis (200), evaluation (300), and verification (400), covering hardware- and software-related safety tasks.
• Experience with DoD System Safety Programs, such as MIL-STD-882 or DO-178.
• Presentation skills.
• 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, including Human Factors Engineering tasking involving MIL-STD-1472.
• Experience with Engineering Change Proposals, Engineering Review Boards, and System Safety Working Groups.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement MIL-STD-882E-compliant system safety programs, including associated tasks, analyses, and planning.
• Conduct hazard and design analyses to ensure compliance with system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards.
• Collaborate with customer safety representatives to clarify system requirements and ensure appropriate 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.
• 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 disciplines to understand product architecture and design comprehensively.
• Support safety activities from program startup through production, demilitarization, and disposal.
• Brief safety considerations and program status during technical reviews and approval processes.
• Interpret system requirements, specifications, and military standards.
• Prepare internal and customer-facing reports detailing safety analyses and program results.
• Work within Special Access Program environments as required.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, subject to eligibility and program factors
• Relocation eligible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior