Staff Systems Safety Engineer

Elbit America • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

The Staff Systems Safety Engineer serves as the organization’s authority and subject matter expert on the safety of company products and services. The role provides strategic, enterprise-level guidance for safety engineering across military and civil ground, airborne, and weapon systems; serves as the principal escalation point for critical safety concerns; and leads company-wide safety responses and processes.

The position oversees the integration of safety into design, internal and field testing, configuration management, and cross-functional processes. It drives continuous improvement and compliance with safety standards and regulations, shapes internal and external safety policies, and leads strategic industry and customer engagements. The role also steers safety activities to align with business objectives and maintain the company’s reputation as an industry leader.

The role performs safety engineering tasks and analyses required by contractual statements of work and develops and delivers safety documentation, including SAR, SSHA, HTS, FTA, FMEA, FMECA, and FHA. It leads safety governance, customer and industry engagement, and coordination with internal teams and external partners. Travel of 0–10% is expected.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace) or a related technical field.
• 14 or more years of relevant work experience in systems safety engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Proficiency in system safety analysis tools and methodologies, including SAR, SSHA, HTS, FTA, FMEA, FMECA, and FHA.
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle and integration of safety engineering into design, development, qualification, field test, operation, and maintenance.
• Ability to develop and review safety cases, safety plans, and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with relevant software tools for modeling, analysis, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform required safety engineering tasks and analyses for product or service contractual statements of work.
• Develop and deliver systems safety documentation and reports, including Safety Assessment Reports (SAR), Subsystem Hazard Analyses (SSHA), Hazard Tracking Systems (HTS), Fault Tree Analyses (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and Functional Hazard Analyses (FHA).
• Establish and govern organizational safety processes and frameworks, promoting consistent best practices in design reviews, program plans, and analytical and process templates.
• Chair the Safety Review Board (SRB), set its agenda, and foster cross-program learning and continuous improvement in safety governance.
• Lead engagement in customer mishap investigations, provide expert testimony, and help shape industry standards and best practices.
• Curate and disseminate enterprise-level safety knowledge and analyze data to identify and mitigate systemic risks across products and services.
• Represent safety as the senior authority at Configuration Change Boards and executive reviews, embedding safety in major decisions and influencing customer perception.
• Translate customer and regulatory safety requirements into system and subsystem specifications.
• Build strategic relationships with customers, contractors, and service providers, advocating for the company’s safety interests.
• Maintain and advance organizational expertise in relevant safety standards and regulations, ensuring compliance and innovation.
• Provide strategic input to new business proposals and cost estimating, positioning safety as a differentiator and supporting organizational growth.
• Serve as the primary interface for senior military customer leadership on safety and help shape customer strategy.
• Engage strategically with commercial aviation and Department of Homeland Security leadership.
• Interface with ESL, other Twenty-Six Defense companies, and affiliate companies.
• Lead strategic-level coordination with outside service companies, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Work with Hardware Design Engineering, Software Design Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Configuration/Data Management.

What This Job Offers

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