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System Safety Engineering Lead

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Littleton, CO, USA
118K-219K Annually
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Littleton, CO, USA
118K-219K Annually
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Leads system safety engineering for the Fleet Ballistic Missile program, managing safety analysis development, presenting safety strategies and status to customers, performing system and subsystem safety analyses under MIL-STD-882E, and coordinating safety activities across integrated product teams. The role also supports requirements derivation and verification, lifecycle execution, risk analysis, customer and program management engagement, and identification of critical hardware and software.
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  • The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space!
    As we enter a new era of Strategic Weapon Systems, we are a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Do you have a passion for working on emerging technologies? Are you looking for a growth opportunity where you can contribute to a very significant mission? Come be part of a culture that encourages employees to think big, perform with excellence and build incredible products! We provide the resources, inspiration and focus. If you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you!
    Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.
    At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.
    Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you. As the D5LE2 System Safety Engineering Lead on the Fleet Ballistic Missile program, you will serve as the primary point of contact for system safety on the new program.
    In this role, you will:
  • Manage and lead the safety analysis development across the program
  • Be responsible for presenting the safety assessment strategy and status to the customer and for major program milestone reviews
  • Perform system and subsystem safety in accordance with MIL-STD-882E
  • Collaborate across the FBM program integrated product teams (IPTs) to help foster a positive safety culture 

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Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. For positions that perform IT responsibilities, use E646, Systems Engr-IT.

Basic Qualifications
  • Experience in the engineering development lifecycle
  • Must have experience in requirements derivation, decomposition, and verification
  • Experience with contractual requirements and their execution throughout the product lifecycle. 
Desired Skills
  • A minimum of a BS in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent education
  • Subject matter expert in the System Safety discipline. 
  • Active Top Secret Clearance
  • Experience interfacing with Customer and Program Management
  • Software Safety experience.
  • Experience working in System Safety Working Groups - SSWG, WSESRB, SSSTRP, etc
  • Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience identifying critical hardware & software 

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Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $118000.00 - $219100.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.  

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
  • For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

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