Sr. System Safety Engineer with Security Clearance

Are you a bold thinker? We dream big at Sierra Nevada Corporation-advocating the exploration of space, keeping service members safe and creating the systems that keep our world united and sustain our way of living. Join our team! As a Systems Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to research, architect, model, simulate, test, certify and improve cutting edge products and services. Youll be developing complex system architectures within contextual modeling platforms, ushering them from operational concept through preliminary and detailed design, simulation, and test using progressive tools. As a cross-functional engineer, you are in charge of system-level ownership of new products and processes through the product lifecycle. What to Look Forward to: As a Senior System Safety Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to document a safety plan specific to a program, identify hazards, assess risk, identify mitigation for that risk, and verify that the risk was mitigated. You will be responsible for informing design decisions to meet safety expectations and requirements for the products they are assigned to. The system safety engineer will analyze a system, sub-system, or component and recommend design features that meet safety criteria to control or eliminate safety risk. The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations - with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries. Learn more about IAS The system safety engineer will have extensive expertise in the application of safety process methodologies including at least one of the following: MIL-STD-882E and/or ARP4761. The system safety engineer has the ability to define tailorable areas of the safety process, depending on the program needs. The system safety engineer will have experience in the generation and/or review of design artifacts to support system safety analysis utilized in the design and manufacture of aerospace and defense products. The system safety engineer has a strong understanding of core systems engineering concepts to include: stakeholder analysis, functional development, requirements development and validation / verification. Must-haves: * Typically 12 years of experience with a Bachelor''s, 10 years with a Masters, 8 years with a Doctorate degree in science, engineering, applied mathematics, computer science, aeronautics, safety or closely related discipline* Experience applying MIL-STD-882E and/or ARP4761 or similar processes, like NASA/SP-2014-612, to the development of systems, hardware or software* Experience with creation of a Hazard List (HL), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Common Cause Analysis (CCA), and the System Safety Assessment (SSA)* Experience with qualitative and/or quantitative system safety analysis* Strong written and verbal communication skills* DoD Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain* U.S. citizenship Preferred: * Software development or coding experience* Experience using DO-178 and/or DO-254 for design development* Experience with agile development* Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using Cameo, Matlab / Simulink or similar* Experience mitigating safety risk through design changes, fault detection, usage restrictions, and training* Experience in aircraft systems development* Experience with generating system safety documentation in support of aircraft FAA Supplemental Type Certificate certification and/or MIL-HDBK-516 certification* Experience in aircraft system Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM)* Experience with Windchill, MIL-HDBK-217F and Reliasoft in implementation of reliability analysis* Associate Safety Professional (ASP) / Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certificate* Experience working with DoD customers* The ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance may be required. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances IMPORTANT NOTICE: This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use. At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America''s fastest-growing companies. Learn more about SNC Estimated Starting Salary Range: $117,040.88 - $160,931.20 SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position. SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. In accordance with Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, SNC Is required to comply with protocols. SNC aligns its COVID requirements, including mandatory vaccine requirements for employees, based on the status of applicable court orders and injunctions. SNC will take no action to implement the requirements in locations subject to a court order prohibiting the enforcement of Executive Order 14042 protocols. The status of these protocols are subject to change depending on the course of ongoing litigation, and candidates may later be required to show proof of COVID vaccination or have an approved exemption. At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.

Created: 2025-11-15