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Manager, Missiles System Safety Engineering

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-12)💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead system safety engineering for missile programs, ensuring safe development, testing, and deployment of autonomous defense systems through rigorous hazard analysis and risk mitigation.

Role type

Senior Manager, System Safety Engineering (Missiles)

Builds

Autonomous missile systems and defense hardware/software

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Missile Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

System Safety Engineering, Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA), Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), MIL-STD-882E compliance, team leadership, resource allocation, stakeholder management, strategic planning

Preferred skills

ISO 26262, ARP-4754, ARP-4761, MIL-STD-516C, software safety assurance, Relyence, Teamcenter, Confluence, JAMA, Cameo, JIRA

Technologies

Lattice OS, FHA, FTA, SCFTA, FMECA, MIL-STD-882E, JSSSEH

Responsibilities

Lead and manage a team of System Safety Engineers; develop and implement System Safety program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E; oversee complex safety analyses (FHA, Fault Tree, SCFTA, SAR); define safety organization vision and framework; support Milestone Reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR); liaise with customers and regulatory bodies; drive continuous improvement in safety processes.

Seniority

Manager, hands-on leadership

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