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Manager, CUAS Systems Safety Engineering

Irvine, CA (OC-62)💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-07-19 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead System Safety Engineering for Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) and Air Defense programs, ensuring safety from concept through field deployment.

Role type

Senior IC manager of System Safety Engineering

Builds

Autonomous air defense and counter-UAS systems

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Autonomous Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

System Safety Engineering leadership, 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 building and scaling, resource allocation, stakeholder liaison

Preferred skills

M.S. in Engineering, ISO 26262/ARP-4754/ARP-4761 knowledge, sensor fusion experience, software safety assurance, executive reporting, technical writing, Relyence/Teamcenter/JAMA/Cameo/JIRA proficiency

Technologies

MIL-STD-882E, JSSSEH, Relyence, Teamcenter, Confluence, JAMA, Cameo, JIRA

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, FTA, SCFTA, SAR); collaborate with design teams to implement safety solutions; support Milestone Reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR); drive continuous improvement in safety processes.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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