Sr. System Safety Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-03-11

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CO102: 16800 E Centretech Pkwy,Aurora 16800 East Centretech Pkwy Building S75, Aurora, CO, 80011 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression.  We bring 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.  Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) is responsible for ensuring our products are Safe, Reliable, Usable, Maintainable and delivered on time. LCE consists of multiple specialty disciplines that influence the design and architecture of Raytheon products. Our LCE resources interface directly with program leadership, technical leadership, and our customers throughout the total life cycle of our products from conception to deactivation. Our engineers provide subject matter expertise in the following engineering disciplines: Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Testability, System Safety, Human Factors, and Supportability.

What You Will Do:

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Senior System Safety Engineer to join us onsite in a closed area program with the LCE Safety Engineering Team.

As a Senior System Safety Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing one or more MIL-STD-882E compliant system safety programs
• Performing MIL-STD-882 System Safety Program tasks and analyses, involving management (task series 100), analysis (task series 200), evaluation (task series 300), and verification (task series 400).
• Working across all integrated product teams and lines to properly eliminate hazards or provide effective controls.
• Coordinating with customer safety representatives applying methods, standards, and techniques to provide clarification of system requirements to software, hardware, and test personnel to ensure design and architecture considerations are appropriately allocated to the system and horizontally integrated across the development teams.
• Collaborating with Program Management and government approval authorities from program startup through production to demilitarization and disposal backgrounds.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Performing System Safety planning, hazard analyses, and design analyses
• Briefing safety considerations at technical reviews and as part of the safety approval process
• Interpreting system requirements, customer specifications and military standards
• Preparing internal and customer reports describing various analyses relevant to the System Safety program
• Collaborating across multiple disciplines to gain a full understanding of product architecture and design
• Interfacing with other engineering functions: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering
• Managing System Safety Working Group(s) between key Raytheon and Customer representatives
• Ability to work on Special Access Program(s)

This position is posted as ONSITE and can be based at Raytheon’s locations in El Segundo, CA; Dulles (Sterling), VA; Aurora, CO or CityLine (Richardson), TX

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically Requires: Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and minimum 5 years of relevant experience.  An advanced degree may account for additional years of experience as required for this position.
• Experience with Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical or Firmware Engineering.
• Active and transferrable final U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. US citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with DoD System Safety Programs e.g. MIL-STD-882
• Experience with system and software safety implementation in Agile Development environment
• Experience interfacing with Human Systems Integration showcasing execution of Human Factors Engineering tasking involving MIL-STD-1472.
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and Proposal Development
• Familiarity with Engineering Change Proposals, Engineering Review Boards, System Safety Working Groups

What We Offer

Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: Security Clearance FAQs - United States Department of State

About our Locations:

El Segundo, CA: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-el-segundo-ca-location

Aurora, CO: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-aurora-co-location 

DC, MD and VA: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-dmv-location 

North Texas: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/raytheon-north-texas-location

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The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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