Principal Engineer Systems Safety with Security Clearance

Principal Systems Safety Engineer Mid-Level | $90,000 - $112,000 | Colorado Springs, CO | Onsite | Travel Up to 10% | Active Secret Clearance Required Support the development of next-generation defense and radar systems by ensuring mission-critical hardware and software are designed, tested, and operated safely throughout the system lifecycle. Join a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for applying system safety engineering principles to identify hazards, mitigate operational risk, and ensure compliance with military safety standards supporting advanced defense programs.

A Day in the Life - What youll do
* Perform comprehensive system safety analyses throughout the system development lifecycle, ensuring hardware, software, and operational concepts comply with military system safety standards.
* Evaluate system designs, engineering documentation, operational procedures, and support equipment to identify hazards and develop effective risk mitigation strategies.
* Apply MIL-STD-882E system safety processes to analyze hazards, assign risk levels, and drive safety requirements into system architecture, software, hardware, and operational procedures.
* Develop and maintain System Safety Program Plans (SSPPs), System Safety Assessment Reports (SARs), Software Safety Analyses, hazard analyses, and other required safety documentation supporting customer and range certification requirements.
* Maintain and manage Hazard Tracking System (HTS) records, ensuring hazards are documented, mitigated, verified, and closed through a disciplined lifecycle process.
* Participate in system design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and engineering peer reviews to ensure safety is incorporated early in the design process.
* Collaborate daily with systems engineers, software developers, hardware engineers, integration teams, and program leadership to resolve safety concerns and implement corrective actions.
* Perform operational safety audits and assessments to evaluate program compliance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
* Support accident and incident investigations by identifying root causes, documenting findings, and recommending corrective and preventive actions.
* Verify compliance with applicable military, customer, and regulatory safety standards while balancing technical performance, mission requirements, schedule, and program cost.
* Support requirements development, system verification, validation, and test activities by ensuring safety requirements are fully traceable throughout the engineering lifecycle.
* Support occasional travel (up to 10%) for customer meetings, engineering reviews, and program activities.

Required Qualifications
* Bachelors degree in Safety Engineering or a related STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience; OR
* Masters degree and 3 years of related experience; OR
* PhD and 1 year of related experience.
* Four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
* Active in-scope DoD Secret security clearance required at time of application.
* Experience applying MIL-STD-882E system safety processes to identify, assess, mitigate, and eliminate system hazards.
* Familiarity with MIL-STD-1472H, applicable AFMAN guidance, and military safety compliance requirements.
* Experience developing and maintaining Hazard Tracking System (HTS) documentation.
* Experience developing system safety artifacts including:
* System Safety Program Plans (SSPP)
* System Safety Assessment Reports (SAR)
* Software Safety Analyses
* Hazard Analyses
* Understanding of systems engineering lifecycle processes, including requirements development, system architecture, software development, integration, testing, verification, and validation.
* Experience developing, reviewing, and approving system safety requirements and engineering documentation.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), program leadership, customers, and external stakeholders.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project).
* Ability to travel up to 10%.
* Ability to work onsite full-time in Colorado Springs under a 9/80 work schedule.

Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using Cameo Enterprise Architecture.
* Familiarity with radar systems, radar operations, or sensor-based defense systems.
* Experience working within Agile development environments using Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
* Experience using Atlassian collaboration tools including Jira and Confluence.
* Experience supporting SharePoint-based engineering documentation.
* Experience working in fast-paced, multidisciplinary defense engineering environments.
* Experience with systems engineering tools such as IBM DOORS.
* Experience using system modeling tools including CORE, Rhapsody, PTC Integrity…