Systems Engineering - Systems Safety Engineering Manager

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Lockheed Martin Space has an immediate opening in Littleton, CO for a System Safety Engineering Manager to develop and execute the system safety strategy for the development of future hypersonic and glide body technology programs that the nation urgently needs. This position will report directly to the System Safety Senior Manager of LM Space and will be responsible for the System Safety management strategy for the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) program. You provide management of personnel for hypersonic programs.   You will be responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.

Your responsibilities will include the following tasks: 

• Develop and maintain the System Safety Program Plan, defining the system safety role across the program life cycle.
• Act as the lead for Lockheed Martin System Safety in preparing presentations and participation in Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, Technical Interchange Meetings, and various working groups and safety review meetings for the CPS program.
• Coordinate with test range safety teams and writing range safety reports to support testing range requirements. 
• Oversee audits of operational areas and reports effectiveness of system safety program.
• Oversees accident investigations involving damage to products or related facilities and assists in identification of causes and corrective actions. 
• Provide management oversight, mentorship, and guidance to system safety engineering employees for other hypersonic programs.
• Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/ disciplinary actions.

Performs and supports technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. 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 safety requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis and supports 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.

• A minimum of a BS in Safety, Engineering, Science or equivalent experience
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral).
• Must be experienced/fluent in two of the three; MIL-STD-882, Range Safety requirements/processes (EWR 127-1 and/or AFSPCMAN 91-710), and Domestic/International safety regulations.
• Experience with System Safety contractual and/or SSC Command Media requirements and their execution throughout the product lifecycle.
• Experience leading diverse engineering teams to identify hazards, assess and mitigate associated risks encountered in the design, development, test, production, use and disposal.

• A Full Spectrum Leader, the successful candidate will have demonstrated experience managing diverse teams of System Safety Engineers and/or Systems Engineers.
• Experience with leading audits,
• Budget responsibility on programs including supporting EVMS reporting.
• Mishap prevention/investigations.
• Subject matter expert in the System Safety discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working with range safety customers to gain approval for shipment and test at range.
• Familiarity with MBSE and/or DOORs
• Experience mentoring others in System Safety Engineering
• Experience evaluating contractual requirements and their execution throughout the product lifecycle.
• Experience supporting Systems Engineering and/or System Safety proposal development.