Senior Systems Safety Engineer - Clearance Required

System Safety Engineer

The coolest jobs on this planet are with Lockheed Martin Space. As we enter a new era of Strategic Weapon Systems, we are a pioneer, partner, innovator, and builder. Do you have a passion for working on emerging technologies? Are you looking for a growth opportunity where you can contribute to a very significant mission? Come be part of a culture that encourages employees to think big, perform with excellence, and build incredible products! We provide the resources, inspiration, and focus. If you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. Lockheed Martin Space in Courtland, AL has an immediate opening for a System Safety Engineer to help field a new weapon system that the nation urgently needs, the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI).

In this role, you will use your expertise to ensure that safety is crafted into hardware and software products and that controls are incorporated and remain effective while assuring compliance to safety requirements.

• Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.

• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Familiarity or experience with engineering processes related to safety and risk management in an operations/sustainment environment. Specifically, experience with processes as outlined in MIL-STD-882E, the System Safety Standard.

• US Citizenship required to start with the ability to acquire a Secret security clearance.

Desired Skills:

• Experience in System Safety Engineering processes as outlined in MIL-STD-882E with strong technical skills in performing hazard analyses, identifying safety requirements, developing fault trees, and recommending risk mitigation.

• Prior experience working with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) or other Department of Defense (DOD) customers.

• Familiarity or experience with missile systems, ordnance, and software.

• Understanding of incident investigations and root cause and corrective actions.

• Familiar with Software Engineering processes and agile SW development methods.

• The ability to read software code and/or prior experience working with software requirements validation and verification is a highly desired skill.

Security Clearance Statement:

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know:

• Expression of Interest: 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 Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

• Work Schedules: Lockheed 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.

• Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.