System Safety Engineer ; Level 4
Listed on 2026-01-03
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Basic Qualifications
- Experience with the application of the following development assurance standards: SAE ARP
4754A, SAE ARP
4761, RTCA DO-178, RTCA DO-278A, and RTCA DO-254 - Familiar with the application of systems engineering and software development processes to the design, development, integration, test, and verification of complex systems
E5404:
System Safety Engineer Staff
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We are seeking a System Safety Engineer to support the application of safety assurance processes and methodology to a large, complex, safety-critical system.
The candidate must have professional system safety experience and be familiar with the system development and compliance processes contained in SAE ARP
4754A.
- Identify and apply appropriate safety standards to system development processes and assessments of a safety critical system
- Verify and validate system safety requirements and their traceability to software and hardware
- Interface with project systems engineers and design engineers to prepare and review safety documentation and analyses, and report their status to project management
- Support development of a System Safety Assessment (SSA) and its supporting analyses that include:
Fault Tree Analyses (FTA), Common Cause Analyses (CCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA) - Conduct Safety Risk Management (SRM) activities that include hazard identification, assessment, mitigation and tracking.
- Participate in the project’s System Safety Working Group by way of discussions and presentations with the project customer
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Desired skills- Experience in systems engineering or software engineering
- GNSS (GPS, Galileo) experience
- Experience with safety and reliability engineering of civil or military aircraft avionics, particularly navigation systems, or other safety‑critical equipment
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to work remotelyOnsite Full‑time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Employee will work on‑site full‑time
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Work Schedule InformationLockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five‑day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Work Schedule9x80 every other Friday off
Security ClearanceNone
LMCareers Business UnitSPACE
ProgramSouthPAN
Department72C8A00:
CS3 Commercial Comms
Systems Engineering:
Other
Experienced Professional
City, StateFairfax-VA
CityFairfax
Zip22030
VirtualNo
Relocation/Housing Stipend AvailableYes
Req TypeFull‑Time
Direct/IndirectDirect
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