Systems Safety Engineer

Virginia, USPosted Sep 25, 2026

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Systems Safety Engineer to assist the Principal for Safety for U.S. Navy Combat Systems in coordinating and executing the safety program. Job Duties

  • Perform high level safety analyses reviews and review system designs for safety impacts
  • Map system design requirements to safety requirements
  • Prepare Technical Data Packages, Letter Data Packages, and presentations for Software Systems Safety Technical Review Panel (SSSTRP), and Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB)
  • Prepare correspondence letters to SSSTRP/WSESRB
  • Prepare MIL-STD-882 documentation including System Safety Management Plan, System Safety Program Plan, Preliminary Hazard List/Analysis, Subsystem Hazard Analysis, System Hazard Analysis, and Assessment Reports
  • Develop meeting agendas/ announcements and obtain meeting venues, prepare presentations, record/track action items, and record meeting minutes Required Qualifications
  • US Citizen with a verifiable Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance
  • Thorough understanding of software safety analyses and techniques
  • Ability to develop and understand Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
  • Experience in implementation of a MIL-STD-882 System Safety Program
  • Working knowledge of MS Office suite of software (notably MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint)
  • Thorough understanding of MIL-STD-882 requirements
  • Familiarity with forming and running System Safety Working Groups (SSWGs)
  • Experience in performing high level safety analyses reviews
  • Experience in reviewing system designs for safety impacts
  • Experience in mapping system design requirements to safety requirements Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred
  • Experience of U.S. Naval undersea warfare systems
  • Shipboard combat systems safety experience C2 Essentials is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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