Senior Systems Safety Engineer

RTXMarlborough, MA
$86,800 - $165,200Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms, and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon’s System Safety / Human System Integration (HSI) Department ensures product safety by identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing solutions to protect people, hardware, and the environment. Leveraging rigorous engineering principles, the team integrates safety into every phase of the system lifecycle, enhancing reliability and safeguarding our warfighters. We are currently seeking Senior System Safety Engineers. These are onsite roles and can be located in Woburn, Tewksbury, Marlborough, Andover or Portsmouth RI.

Requirements

  • 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

Nice To Haves

  • 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

Responsibilities

  • 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

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • 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
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