Senior System Safety Engineer IV​/V

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain System Safety Program Plan and safety architecture documentation
• Lead Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and System Safety Assessments
• Identify, document, and manage hazards, risks, and mitigation measures throughout the lifecycle
• Draft System Safety Analysis Reports and maintain traceability between safety requirements, hazards, and mitigations
• Lead Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA) and support HAZOP/ETA activities
• Establish data collection and analysis frameworks for safety metrics and trending
• Develop technical documentation including safety standards, specifications, procedures, and user guides
• Create and execute test plans for safety verification and validation
• Lead development of Built-In Test (BIT) plans and support Qualification Test Plan development
• Define test requirements, acceptance criteria, and success metrics for safety-critical functions
• Review test data to confirm safety requirements compliance
• Serve as primary point of contact with customers on system safety matters
• Lead and participate in THAR, NNMSB, and other customer System Safety Reviews and Panels
• Present safety analysis findings, risk postures, and mitigation strategies to customers
• Support milestone reviews (PDR, CDR, QDR, MRR) representing system safety
• Coordinate responses to customer safety data items and deliverables
• Lead safety corrective actions from Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations
• Host corrective action reviews and ensure lessons learned implementation
• Coordinate risk mitigation with Manufacturing Engineering, Logistics, and Deployment Operations
• Develop and implement system safety processes and tools
• Ensure compliance with MIL-STD-882E and other applicable safety standards

• 7+ years as a System Safety Engineer or equivalent safety‑critical engineering role
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems, Electrical Engineering, or Physics
• Expertise with MIL-STD-882E and military safety standards
• Experience creating and executing test plans for safety verification
• Proven experience engaging with customers on System Safety Reviews (THAR, NNMSB, or similar)
• Strong system architecture knowledge and safety requirements decomposition
• Extensive FHA, FTA, and SCFTA experience
• Failure investigation with proven corrective action implementation
• Technical writing for reports, procedures, and documentation
• Hazard/risk management and tracking to closure
• Design review experience (PDR, CDR, MRR) with strong presentation skills
• Data collection, analysis, and trending for safety metrics
• U.S. Citizenship

• Master's degree in engineering or related field
• 10+ years progressive system safety experience
• System Safety certification (ASP, CSP, CSEP)
• DoD or Navy safety programs experience
• Quantitative FTA with probabilistic risk assessment
• FMEA/FMECA, HAZOP, and ETA experience
• Safety analysis software tools (Relyence, Windchill, PTC Integrity)
• Requirements management tools (JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, DOORS)
• Aircraft, spacecraft, or UAV systems experience
• Active U.S. Security Clearance or ability to obtain

Level IV: $159,000 – $191,000

Level V: $191,000 – $222,000

• Competitive total compensation package
• Comprehensive benefit package options including medical, dental, vision, life, and more
• 401k with company match
• 4 weeks of paid time off each year
• 12 annual company holidays

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Zone 5 Technologies is a federal contractor and participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. As required by law, we will verify the identity and employment authorization of all new employees using the E-Verify system.