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L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Senior Specialist - Systems Engineering, System Safety

Aerospace EngineeringPosted on Nov 12
Full-timePalm Bay, FL, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of six years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree and a minimum of four years of prior related experience; alternatively, at least ten years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Working knowledge of DO-178 and DO-254 development processes.
  • Strong oral and written communication and customer interface skills.
  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
  • Willingness to travel to customer sites when required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for safety analyses across Airborne Solutions programs, including cockpit displays, mission processors, and sensors.
  • Lead hazard analysis, causal analysis, hazard tracking, and safety risk assessment in accordance with MIL-STD-882E, ARP4754A, and ARP4761.
  • Lead development of System Safety Program Plans, Hazard Analyses, and Safety Assessment Reports.
  • Lead and present system safety risk assessments at customer design review meetings.
  • Present safety cases to WSESRB, FISTRP, and/or SSSTRP.
  • Consult with other engineering staff to evaluate interfaces between hardware, software, and operational performance requirements of the overall system.
  • Prepare work estimates, schedule inputs, and metric data for project management.
  • Work closely with government customers to ensure System Safety requirements are defined and implemented in a way that enables system verification and validation.
  • Document System Safety artifacts in DOORS and/or Cameo.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate safety requirements into system design, development, and verification throughout the program lifecycle.

Desired Qualifications

  • Senior-level system safety and design experience in software, electrical, computer, or mechanical engineering.
  • A bachelor's degree in Systems, Software, Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering.
  • Experience with STAMP/STPA.
  • Software Safety development experience using the DoD Joint Software System Safety Handbook, STANAG 4404, AMCOM 385-17, or AOP 52.
  • Experience reporting hazardous materials in accordance with NAS-411.
  • Experience assessing Human Machine Interfaces in accordance with MIL-STD-1472.
  • General reliability practices, including FMEA, FMECA, FTA, FRACAS, and RCCA.
  • Requirements development and flow-down experience.
  • Knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and 29 CFR 1924.
  • Certified Safety Professional credential.

About the Company

L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

L3Harris Technologies provides advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems for governments and commercial customers. Its products include sensors, communications, and propulsion—such as tactical radios, night-vision gear, satellite payloads, missile defense, and space propulsion—delivered as integrated systems for operations across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company blends legacy technologies from two joining giants with newer capabilities, faster acquisition cycles, and a focus on missiles, space, and resilient communications to field solutions quickly. Its goal is to be a trusted, scale-ready provider of next‑generation defense and intelligence capabilities for national security and related customers.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Melbourne, FL
Founded
1895

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