Lead Systems Safety Engineer

BlueHalo, an AV company, is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Systems Safety Engineer to join our Kinetic Effectors Group. This role will lead the Systems Safety Engineering for the Next Generation Counter Uncrewed Aerial System Missile (NGCM) in support of national defense objectives. You will work closely with cross-functional engineering teams, government customers, and suppliers to deliver cutting-edge solutions in a mission-critical environment.

Key responsibilities for successful candidates :

• This role is critical to ensuring the system meets all applicable safety standards and requirements throughout the full system development life cycle.
• The ideal candidate will bring deep knowledge of missile system architectures, hazard analysis, and DoD / military safety standards, along with leadership skills to drive a robust system safety program in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Serve as the lead authority for system safety engineering on an advanced missile system program.
• Develop and manage the System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) in accordance with customer requirements.
• Conduct and lead formal safety analyses, including : Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Subsystem and System Hazard Analysis (SSHA / SSHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA / FMECA), and Software Safety Assessments (when applicable)
• Interface with cross-functional teams (design, GNC, software, hardware, integration, and test) to identify and mitigate safety-critical design issues.
• Collaborate with government safety boards, program management, and certification authorities to communicate hazard analysis results and support program milestones.
• Ensure all safety requirements are incorporated into design, test, and operational plans.
• Support Safety Reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other design reviews with safety artifacts and analysis.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead internal safety working groups.
• Track and report on safety risks and mitigations throughout the program lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary system safety engineering technical interface to internal stakeholders, suppliers, and government customers.
• Partner with the program Chief Engineer to set priorities, track technical progress, and maintain a technical baseline that can be flowed down to the team members
• Participate in proposal development, including assisting with plans and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with relevant military standards and regulatory requirements.

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Desired Qualifications :

Salary Range- $117k - $159k

BlueHalo, an AV company pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.

Our compensation package also includes components designed to support employees' total well-being, which should be considered when evaluating our competitive benefits package. These benefits include health insurance, life insurance, disability, company holiday and paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) company match and contributions, professional development / training reimbursements, and other work / life programs.

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