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Systems Safety Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-08-01

Core

Drive system-level safety decisions, conduct advanced safety analyses, and lead failure investigations to ensure defense products meet mission performance and safety requirements.

Role type

Senior System Safety Engineer

Builds

Safe, mission-ready defense and aerospace systems (Air, Maritime, Ground, Space, Autonomy)

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Safety Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

System Safety analysis (FHA, FTA, SCFTA, FMECA), Requirements decomposition, Failure investigation, Design Review (PDR/CDR), Risk mitigation, MIL-STD-882E compliance

Preferred skills

ARP-4754/4761/516C standards, Relyence/Teamcenter/JAMA/Cameo/Ansys tools, Software safety case development, AI/ML software safety, Risk management

Technologies

Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, Ansys

Responsibilities

Execute System Safety program plans aligned with MIL-STD-882E; Conduct safety analyses including FHA, Fault Tree Analysis, SCFTA, and FMECA; Develop safety requirements and collaborate with design teams; Identify and document hazards and risks; Lead Safety corrective actions from RCCA investigations and Mishap Reports; Verify and validate risk and hazard reduction measures; Support Development Milestone Reviews (PDR, CDR, QDR)

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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