Senior Software Safety Engineer (ONSITE)

Date Posted:

2025-06-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA133: Tewksbury, Ma Bldg 3 Concord 50 Apple Hill Drive Concord - Building 3, Tewksbury, MA, 01876 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.

Our Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) center at Raytheon has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Senior Software Safety Engineer to join the Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS) System Safety team in Tewksbury, MA.

LCE is dedicated to ensuring that our products are safe, reliable, maintainable, and delivered on time. The LCE team encompasses multiple disciplines that support engineering, program offices, and customers throughout the entire life cycle of our products, from conception to deactivation. Our focus areas include product support disciplines such as reliability, system safety, and supportability.

This role on the LADS System Safety team involves contributing to these key areas by ensuring the safety of software components within the LADS program, thereby upholding the high standards of product safety and reliability that LCE maintains.

What You Will Do

As a Senior Software Safety Engineer on the Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS) System Safety team, you will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Analysis of engineering software, and/or firmware (IAW MIL-STD-882E, JSSSEH, AOP-52, etc.)

• Work with software development teams to review and analyze embedded software code

• Collaborate with Program Management and Government approval authorities from program startup through deployment to gain concurrence with software builds

• Performing Software and/or Firmware analysis

• Executing the Software System Safety Program

• Mentoring junior engineers

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

• Preparing Safety Assessment Reports and Safety Program Briefs for Customer Approval

• Briefing software safety of the program at technical reviews and as part of the safety approval process

• Interpreting system requirements, customer specifications and military standards

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

• Interpreting system requirements, customer specifications and military standards

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

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced STEM degree and a minimum of 3 years of experience.

• Experience with Computer Science, Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Firmware Engineering.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with DoD System Safety Programs.

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

• Strong interpersonal and project management skills, with the ability to manage a safety program and provide direction to supporting safety personnel.

• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and Proposal Development.

• Master’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).

• Active Secret clearance.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At