System Safety Engineer

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System Safety Engineer – Secret Clearance Required

Location: Tucson, AZ (On-site)Job Type: Contract (W-2)Clearance: Active SecretHours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PMPay:$160,000 - $180,000 with Government benefits

Overview

Seeking a Senior System Safety Engineer to lead and execute MIL-STD-882E compliant System Safety Programs in support of defense system development, sustainment, and lifecycle activities. This role requires close coordination with customer safety authorities, integrated product teams, and program management to achieve formal safety approval across all program phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead one or more MIL-STD-882E compliant System Safety Programs

• Perform MIL-STD-882E System Safety Program tasks and analyses (or customer-approved equivalents)

• Coordinate with customer safety representatives to obtain approval from appropriate Safety Review Boards

• Work across integrated product teams to eliminate hazards or implement effective risk controls

• Collaborate with Program Management and government approval authorities from program startup through production, demilitarization, and disposal

• Perform System Safety Program analyses, including:

  • Hazard analyses

  • Design analyses

• Brief program safety status during technical reviews and formal safety approval processes

• Interpret system requirements, customer specifications, and applicable military standards

• Prepare internal and customer-facing reports documenting safety analyses and findings

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

• Minimum 8 years of relevant Systems Engineering or Safety Engineering experience

• Experience in one or more of the following:

  • System Safety Engineering

  • Systems Engineering

  • Software or Firmware Engineering

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Equivalent Safety Engineering roles

• Active U.S. government issued Secret security clearance

• U.S. citizenship required

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting Command and Control (C2) systems and/or Weapon Combat systems

• Experience supporting DoD System Safety Programs (e.g., MIL-STD-882)

• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)

• Experience supporting proposal development efforts

• Ability to solve complex problems using available data, research materials, and engineering principles

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills

• Strong interpersonal and project management skills, including experience leading or directing system safety personnel

• Master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)