Principal System Safety Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-21

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX36: Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd , Richardson, TX, 75082-2402 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

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of.

We are currently searching for a Principal Systems Engineer with a focus on System Safety to join our team in Richardson, TX. We are seeking individuals with the technical skills and personal leadership attributes to help support program development through the application of system safety techniques. The successful candidate will participate in all phases of program life cycle, utilizing system safety methodologies as they apply in our systems engineering processes. They will be responsible for tracking and schedule through the application of earned value management system of programs currently in development and leading a small system safety team. 

What YOU Will Do:

• Support design and development teams to develop, assess, and verify system safety related requirements for mission-critical systems

• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate hazards and risks associated with mission critical systems

• Develop Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Preliminary System Safety Assessment (PSSA), System Safety Assessment (SSA), System Safety Hazard Analysis (SSHA), Hazardous Materials Report, Fault Tree Analysis

• Apply MIL-STD-882E (DoD System Safety Standard Practice) and SAE ARP 4761 (Civil Aviation Safety Assessment Guidelines / Methods)

• Serve as a subject matter expert to various disciplines from engineering, project engineers, and business leadership in the area of system safety

• Develop proposal language and determining appropriate BOE (basis of estimates) for bids and proposals during pursuit capture phase of a program for system safety programs

What YOU Will Learn:

• Learn, discover and expand your knowledge about aerospace navigation systems and other various engineering disciplines

• Learn to thrive and be supported in a dynamic team-driven environment

• Learn to become a champion within our CORE Operating Systems

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience

• Previous experience as a systems/hardware/software engineer working primarily with Systems Safety principles and best practices. 

• Previous experience in developing system safety analysis reports.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Knowledge of systems architectures and designs

• Active and existing Secret Clearance

• Understanding of military aircraft-related missions, functional operation, performance specifications, and verification and validation techniques

• Exposure to Control Account Management (CAM) within the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) framework.

• Familiarity with agile development and model-based systems engineering (MBSE).

• Experience with Cameo, DOORS, and/or Atlassian (ALM) tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)

• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively lead, interact and build trust with team members from many different backgrounds, including engineering management, engineering teams, program management, business development, support groups, and subcontractors.