Job Description

Role: Systems Safety Engineer

Location: Fairfax, VA (On Site)

Salary: Up to $220K DOE

Clearance: Clearable US Citizen

Benefits:

• 25% 401K contributions (zero vesting period - no personal contribution required)

• Additional 25% of salary paid into Individual Benefits Account

• Up to 8 weeks PTO

• Flexible working

• Annual Salary increase

• Annual Bonus

• 100% Paid learning and certifications up to PhD!

Relocation assistance if applicable.

About

Our client is a prime contractor, delivering reputable contributions to critical programs in safeguarding the US and beyond. Seeking a System Safety Engineer with strong familiarity with SAE ARP4754A, with a preference on those with general System Engineering and Programming experience in the defense and avionics sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply applicable safety and development assurance standards (e.g., ARP4754A, ARP4761) to system development and lifecycle processes.
• Define and validate system safety requirements , ensuring traceability through hardware and software implementations.
• Collaborate with systems and design engineers to prepare, review, and maintain safety documentation and analyses , and provide regular status updates to project leadership.
• Support the creation of comprehensive System Safety Assessments (SSA) and supporting analyses:
• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Common Cause Analysis (CCA)
• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Conduct ongoing Safety Risk Management (SRM) activities, including:
• Hazard identification
• Risk assessment and classification
• Mitigation planning and tracking
• Participate in and contribute to the System Safety Working Group (SSWG) , including safety presentations and technical discussions with the program’s customer and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years professional experience in system safety engineering for safety-critical systems.
• Demonstrated experience with the following industry standards:
• SAE ARP4754A (System Development Assurance)
• SAE ARP4761 (Safety Assessment for Aircraft Systems)
• RTCA DO-178C (Software Certification)
• RTCA DO-278A (Ground-based CNS/ATM Systems)
• RTCA DO-254 (Hardware Certification)
• Familiarity with systems engineering and software development processes for complex, integrated systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GNSS technologies (e.g., GPS, Galileo, SBAS systems).
• Background in safety and reliability engineering for civil or military avionics , particularly navigation systems or other safety-critical platforms .
• Previous experience collaborating with safety certification authorities or regulators.
• Knowledge of Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) principles and tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills , especially in cross-functional and customer-facing environments.

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