Principal System Safety Engineer

Location & Position

Principal System Safety Engineer – Safety Lead
Onsite, Aurora, CO

Requires an active, transferable Top Secret U.S. government‑issued security clearance prior to the start date. U.S. citizenship is required.

• Develop and implement one or more MIL‑STD‑882E compliant system safety programs covering task series 100 (management), 200 (analysis), 300 (evaluation), and 400 (verification).
• Create and update the program strategy to meet all milestones, integrating system safety features into the product in compliance with contract and funding requirements.
• Develop a schedule and integrate safety tasks and activities into the Program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS); plan and manage the safety program effort within the IMS.
• Coordinate safety budget and tasking with the responsible CAM/IPTL/product owner, including Earned‑Value‑Cost (EAC) adjustments.
• Mentor junior safety engineers.
• Participate in engineering review boards and configuration control boards to monitor design changes and assess impacts on the established safety program.
• Establish a continuous feedback loop with functional and program management.
• Lead and coordinate System Safety Working Groups between Raytheon and Customer representatives.
• Escalate risks to the appropriate level and follow through on corrective actions.
• Interpret system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards to recommend compliance strategies to program leadership.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Systems, Software, Firmware, Electrical, Hardware, Environmental Safety & Health, Human Systems Interfaces, and Test Engineering to identify and mitigate risks.
• Analyze engineering hardware, mechanical, and electrical drawings and schematics for fault tolerance, latent hazards, and safety requirement compliance.
• Manage safety‑related interactions with suppliers and/or subcontractors.
• Innovate better safety solutions and identify best practices to improve overall safety culture at Raytheon.
• Understand and shape system safety/Human System Interfaces postures across the life cycle (design, integration/test, flight test, production, field, returns).

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience developing and implementing MIL‑STD‑882E System Safety Program tasks and analyses (hardware and software safety related).
• Experience with DoD System Safety Programs such as MIL‑STD‑882 and DO‑178.
• Experience presenting safety status to approval authorities at technical reviews and safety review boards.
• Experience managing a safety program and mentoring team members.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders across engineering functions to identify and mitigate risks.
• Active, transferrable Top Secret security clearance is required at day
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• Experience briefing at the military safety review board.
• Experience with system and software safety implementation in an Agile Development environment.
• Strong interpersonal and project management skills with the ability to manage a safety program and provide direction to safety personnel.
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and proposal development.
• Experience interfacing with Human Systems Integration, including execution of Human Factors Engineering tasks involving MIL‑STD‑1472.
• Experience with Engineering Change Proposals, Engineering Review Boards, and System Safety Working Groups.

Salary range: $107,500 – $204,500 USD.

Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, employee scholar program, parental leave, paid time off, holidays, and incentive compensation programs depending on role level and business unit.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section
503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.