Principal System Safety Engineer

Principal System Safety Engineer

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.

As a Principal System Safety Engineer, you will be accountable for the establishment and execution of the major safety programs. The Safety Lead is a technical expert in missile safety as well as a project manager who establishes and monitors safety program execution, leads program safety teams, and interfaces with program & functional leadership. This requires advanced application of MIL-STD 882E for System Safety (hardware, software, firmware, and personnel) for DoD Missile systems, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience as well as project management experience and leadership. Location: Aurora, CO.

What You Will Do

• Developing and implementing one or more MIL-STD-882E compliant system safety programs involving management (task series 100), analysis (task series 200), evaluation (task series 300), and verification (task series 400).
• Practical application of project management skills:
  • Create/update the strategy for the program to meet all its milestones with system safety features integrated into the product in compliance with contract and awarded funding.
  • Create a schedule and integrate safety tasks and activities into program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
  • Plan/manage the safety program effort within the Program IMS.
  • Understanding of the safety budget and tasking through close coordination with the responsible CAM / IPTL / product owner, including EACs.
  • Mentor junior safety engineers.
• Actively engage in engineering review boards, and configuration control boards to stay on top of design changes and assess impacts to the established safety program.
• Establish on-going feedback loop with functional and program management.
• Lead & coordinate System Safety Working Group(s) between key Raytheon and Customer representatives.
• Escalate risks to the appropriate level and follow through on corrective actions.
• Interpret system requirements, customer specifications and military standards, to recommend compliance strategies to program leadership: Chief Engineer, Program Manager, Integrated Product Team Lead, etc.
• Working across all integrated product teams and lines to properly eliminate hazards or provide effective controls.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across a range of engineering functions to identify and mitigate risks: Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Environmental Safety, & Health, Human Systems Interfaces, Test Engineering.
• Analysis of engineering hardware, mechanical and electrical drawings and schematics assessing fault tolerance, latent hazards, and safety requirements compliance.
• Collaborate with Program Management and government approval authorities from design, fabrication, integration and test, production to demilitarization and disposal phases
• Manage safety-related interactions with suppliers and/or subcontractors.
• Innovate better safety solutions.
• Identify best practices to improve overall safety culture at Raytheon.
• Understand and shape system safety/Human System Interfaces postures across the lifecycle (design, integration/ test, flight test, production, field, returns).

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience developing and implementing MIL-STD-882E System Safety Program tasks and analyses, involving management (task series 100), analysis (task series 200), evaluation (task series 300), and verification (task series 400). This includes hardware and software safety related tasks.
• Experience with DoD System Safety Programs e.g. MIL-STD-882 / DO-178.
• Experience with presentation skills to brief safety status to safety approval authority at technical reviews, safety review boards, and others as part of the safety approval process.
• Experience managing a safety program.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders across a range of engineering functions to identify and mitigate risks.
• 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 briefing at the military safety review board.
• Experience with system and software safety implementation in Agile Development environment.
• Experience with interpersonal and project management skills, with the ability to manage a safety program and provide directions to support safety personnel.
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and Proposal Development.
• Experience interfacing with Human Systems Integration showcasing execution of Human Factors Engineering tasking involving MIL-STD-1472.
• Experience 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: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
• Relocation Eligible