Staff Systems Safety Engineer

Job Summary: The Staff Systems Safety Engineer serves as the organization’s authority and subject matter expert on the safety of all company products and services, setting best practices and representing the enterprise at key industry forums. The incumbent provides strategic, enterprise-level guidance for safety engineering across military and civil ground, airborne, and weapon systems, acting as the principal escalation point for critical safety concerns and leading company-wide responses and processes.
This role oversees the integration of safety into design, test (internal and field), configuration management and cross-functional processes, drives continuous improvement, and ensures compliance with leading standards including MIL-STD-882E, NAS411, SAE ARP4761, NATO Standard AOP-52, FAA regulations and emerging safety standards. The Staff Systems Safety Engineer shapes internal and external safety policies, leads strategic industry and customer engagements, and steers safety activities to align with business objectives—positioning safety as a key organizational differentiator and maintaining the company’s reputation as an industry leader.
Responsibilities and Tasks:

Perform required safety engineering tasks and analyses in the performance of product or services contractual statement of work.
Development and delivery of systems safety documentation and reports including Safety Assessment Report (SAR), Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SSHA), Hazard Tracking System (HTS), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA).
Establish and govern organizational safety processes and frameworks, ensuring consistent and best-in-class practices in design reviews, program plans, and analytical / process templates.
Chair and set the agenda for the Safety Review Board (SRB), fostering cross-program learning and continuous improvement in safety governance.
Lead engagement in customer mishap investigations, providing expert testimony and shaping industry standards and best practices.
Curate and disseminate enterprise-level safety knowledge, synthesizing data to proactively identify and mitigate systemic risks across all products and services.
Represent safety as senior authority at Configuration Change Boards and executive reviews, embedding safety in major decisions and influencing customer perception.
Translate complex customer and regulatory safety requirements into robust system and subsystem specifications, ensuring alignment and future readiness.
Build and nurture high-level strategic relationships with customers, contractors, and service providers, advocating for the safety interests of the company.
Maintain and advance organizational expertise in key safety standards (MIL-STD-882E, NAS411, SAE ARP4761, DO-178, FAA AC 25-1309, DEFSTAN 00-56, IEC 61508, NATO Standard AOP-52), ensuring compliance and innovation.
Lead strategic input for new business proposals and cost estimating, positioning safety as a differentiator and supporting organizational growth.
Primary interface for senior military customer leadership, representing the company’s safety authority and shaping customer strategy.
Strategic engagement with commercial aviation and Department of Homeland Security leadership, positioning the company as an industry leader in safety.
Interface with ESL, other Twenty-Six Defense companies and affiliate companies.
Lead coordination with outside service companies, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers at a strategic partnership level.
Work with HW Design Engineering, SW Design Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Configuration / Data Management.

Education, Experience, License(s), Certification(s):

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace), or a related technical field.
14+ years of relevant work experience in systems safety engineering or a closely related discipline.
Training Pre-requisites (Within One Year of Taking Position):

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
Safety Training (as dictated by Safety Department)
Other: Hazcom / Emergency Procedures; Normal On-Board Training.

Skills and Abilities:

Proficient in system safety analysis tools and methodologies (SAR, SSHA, HTS, FTA, FMEA, FMECA, FHA, etc.).
Strong understanding of system engineering lifecycle and integration of safety engineering into design, development, qualification, field test, operation and maintenance.
Ability to develop and review safety cases, safety plans, and technical documentation.
Familiarity with relevant software tools for modeling, analysis, and documentation.

Travel Requirements:

0-10% travel expected.