Safety Manager; GBRD

Description

Safety Manager – Ground-Based Radar Digitization (GBRD)

Location:

Colorado Springs, CO

Overview

Leidos Defense Sector is seeking a Safety Manager in our Colorado Springs, Colorado office. This role supports the Ground-Based Radar (G ) Digitization Program, a modernization effort focused on enhancing missile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness capabilities.

The G  Digitization Program is implementing a common digital backend architecture and modernizing radar front-end systems to maximize standardization, improve maintainability, and enhance mission readiness across the enterprise.

• Identifying and mitigating safety risks across engineering development, system integration, testing, deployment, maintenance, and operational activities at all eight G  sites.
• Ensuring compliance with federal, state, DoD, OSHA, environmental, and customer-specific regulations and standards.
• Performing system safety analyses, hazard assessments, and risk evaluations for hardware, software, facilities, equipment, and operational processes.
• Developing safety documentation, tracking corrective actions, and ensuring safety requirements are incorporated into system designs and operational procedures.
• Supporting technical reviews, design reviews, readiness assessments, and deployment planning to ensure safety considerations are integrated throughout the program lifecycle.
• Collaborating with systems engineers, logistics teams, field technicians, cybersecurity specialists, subcontractors, and government stakeholders to investigate incidents, assess emerging risks, and implement preventive and corrective actions.
• Conducting safety inspections, audits, compliance reviews, and contributing to training initiatives focused on enhancing safety awareness and reducing organizational risk.
• Maintaining safety records, preparing reports and performance metrics for leadership, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen program safety performance.
• Develop and maintain a Safety Plan, provide safety training and review the Safety Plan as needed with the government.
• Conduct safety inspections at GBRD Leidos facilities in Colorado Springs CO and Huntsville AL, as directed.
• Review and assess Leidos development and manufacturing facilities to include GBRD test facilities and, as needed, sensor sites facilities.
• Work with systems engineering teams to help define future system designs that meet mission requirements and operate reliably in remote, austere environments.
• Analyze complex technical and operational environments, communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, and develop practical solutions that balance mission objectives with safety and compliance requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline and 4+ years of relevant experience (additional experience, training, or certifications may substitute for degree).
• US Citizen; currently possesses an Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, government, engineering, or complex technical programs.
• Demonstrated experience conducting hazard analyses, risk assessments, safety inspections, and compliance evaluations in technical or operational environments.
• Strong understanding of system safety principles, occupational safety practices, environmental compliance requirements, and risk management methodologies.
• Experience interpreting and applying OSHA regulations, Department of Defense safety requirements, environmental regulations, and industry best practices.
• Familiarity with accident investigation techniques, root cause analysis, and safety performance metrics.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage safety initiatives independently and influence cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Master’s degree in a related field with 2+ years of relevant experience.
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