PRINCIPAL SYSTEM SAFETY ENGINEER

Date Posted:

2025-06-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA311: Woburn MA 225 Presidential 225 Presidential Way Goddard Building 27, Woburn, MA, 01801 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression.  We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat.  Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) is responsible for ensuring our products are Safe, Reliable, Maintainable and delivered on time.  Life Cycle Engineering consists of multiple disciplines that support engineering, our program offices and our customers.  Our Life Cycle Engineering disciplines participate in the total life cycle of our products from conception to deactivation.  Our focus area is product support, including the following disciplines:  Reliability System Safety and Supportability.

What You Will Do:

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Principal System Safety Engineer to join us on the Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS) System Safety team in Tewksbury, MA.

As a Principal System Safety Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

Analysis of engineering hardware, mechanical and electrical drawings and schematics assessing for fault tolerance, latent hazards, and safety requirements compliance.

Work with system test and tactical operation and maintenance procedures to ensure the proper administrative system safety controls are in place.

Work across all integrated product teams and lines to properly eliminate hazards or provide effective controls.

Collaborating with Program Management and government approval authorities from program startup through production to demilitarization and disposal backgrounds

Additional responsibilities include:

Performing System Safety Program or Design analyses and documenting results (Preliminary Hazards List/Analysis, System Hazard Analysis, Hazard Tracking Logs, Functional Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Safety Assessment Report)

Working with a large system safety program or multiple mid-sized safety programs, including:

Monitoring program technical execution,

Interfacing with stakeholders (e.g. customers, program offices, subcontractors, vendors)

Preparing Safety Assessment Reports and Safety Program Briefs for Customer Approval

Briefing safety of the program at technical reviews and as part of the safety approval process, including for example: SSWGs, SSSTRP, Tech Assists, and Mission Readiness Assessments

Interpreting system requirements, customer specifications and military standards

Preparing internal and customer reports describing various analyses relevant to the System Safety program

Collaborating across multiple disciplines to gain a full understanding of product architecture and design

This position is posted as ONSITE and is based at either Raytheon’s Woburn, MA location or Raytheon's Huntsville, AL location.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Typically Requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and minimum 8 years of relevant experience.  An advanced degree may account for additional years of experience as required for this position.

Experience with Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical or Firmware Engineering.

Experience with proposals or BOE (Basis of Estimates)

Experience mentoring junior level safety engineers

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

Overall DoD System Safety Program experience as well as experience in command and control systems and/or weapon combat systems

Experience with safety standards (MIL-STD-882, AMCOM 385-17, JSSSEH, AOP-52, AR 385-10, MIL-HDBK-454, MIL-STD-1472, MIL-STD-1474, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-1425

Experience developing/coordinating all products required to obtain safety review board approvals required to field a weapon system

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