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Principal System Safety Engineer

Textron Inc.
Wilmington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Apr 2026
💰 $224,500/yr($92,600/yr$224,500/yr)

About the role

Principal System Safety Engineer(

Job Number:

 341259)

Description

 

Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Weapon Systems  business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

 

About This Role

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled System Safety Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the systems safety engineering efforts and supporting the development of complex military systems. Your expertise and technical knowledge will be crucial in ensuring the successful design, integration, and implementation of cutting-edge defense technologies. As a key member of our engineering team, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that meet the needs of our military customers.

Responsibilities

We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for:

  • Working as part of a multidisciplined team during the development phase of complex systems that require critical safety controls

  • Executing system safety and software safety programs including analyzing explosive, mechanical, electrical, and software systems for hazards

  • Developing system safety architectures and oversight of implementation and verification of hazard mitigations at both system and subsystem levels while assuring compliance with other key system performance requirements

Qualifications

 

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or other relevant engineering discipline with 9+ years of relevant experience

     

  • Demonstrated ability to understand mechanical and electrical drawings
  • Demonstrated ability to understand electrical schematics and wiring diagrams and understand circuit and interface failure modes that could lead to a hazard
  • Demonstrated ability to understand software and data interfaces to assess potential failure modes that could lead to a hazard
  • Demonstrated experience (or interest in specializing/learning system safety) in the following areas is a plus:
  • Perform hazard analyses on mechanical, electrical, and software systems
    • AOP-52 Software Safety Design and Assessment of Munition-Related Computing Systems
    • U.S. Army Fuze Safety Review Board (AFSRB) and Ignition System Safety Review Board (ISSRB)
    • MIL-STD-882E System Safety, MIL-STD-1316F Safety Criteria for Fuze Design
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

     

    *This role is open a

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Company

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