System Safety Engineer Sr - Dallas, TX (Grand Prairie)

Job ID : 701887BR

Date posted : Aug. 18, 2025

Description :

You will be the System Safety Engineer (SSE) Sr for the Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control team. Our team is responsible for ensuring the safety of products developed and sold to customers, with a focus on protecting the warfighter.

What You Will Be Doing

As the System Safety Engineer (SSE) Sr, you will be responsible for performing hazard analyses and recommending safety features to mitigate or eliminate hazards in system design, software, training, and procedures. You will work independently to develop and implement system safety programs, with a focus on supporting the Tactical Missiles Line of Business.

Your responsibilities will include :

Developing hazard analyses and safety assessments

Analyzing and recommending safety criteria in system design and procedures

Preparing and delivering technical presentations and documentation

Coordinating and leading System Safety Working Group meetings

Reviewing specifications and design changes for adverse impacts to system safety

Participating in accident investigations and identifying corrective actions

Why Join Us

We're looking for a skilled and experienced System Safety Engineer to join our team. As an ideal candidate, you're a collaborative and detail-oriented professional with a passion for system safety and a strong background in engineering. You'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, develop your skills in system safety engineering, and contribute to the success of our mission. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, flexible work schedules, and a culture that empowers employees to think big and make a difference. If you're a motivated and experienced system safety engineer looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply.

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.

Further Information About This Opportunity :

This position is in Dallas. Discover more about our Dallas, Texas location.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must have the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

Experience developing and implementing a System Safety Program IAW MIL-STD-882

Developing and evaluating system safety requirements

Working knowledge of MIL-STD-882 and its associated analyses

Ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance

Desired Skills :

Strong written and oral communication skills

Ability to make formal presentations to large groups

Familiarity with implementing a Software Safety Program IAW AOP-52 and DoD guidelines

Experience supporting independent government Safety Review Boards

Knowledge of Human Factors Engineering

Familiarity with missile and launcher systems

Secret clearance with current 6-year background check

Interacts well in a team atmosphere with engineers, suppliers, program managers and customers

Model-based engineering knowledge

Experience with DOORS requirements application

Candidate should be a self-starter capable of performing tasks with little direction

Effective analytical problem solving skills, the ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy

Able to learn and work with System Safety specific software tools

Security Clearance Statement : This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level : Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest : By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely : Part-time Remote Telework : The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

Work Schedules : Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position : 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They're dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Experience Level : Experienced Professional

Business Unit : MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL

Relocation Available : Possible

Career Area : Systems Engineering : Specialty Engineering

Type : Full-Time

Shift : First