Senior Systems Safety Engineer

Date posted: 2026-09-17. Location: Woburn, MA (also Tewksbury, Marlborough, Andover, Portsmouth RI). Onsite.

About the role

Raytheon’s System Safety / Human System Integration (HSI) Department ensures product safety by identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing solutions to protect people, hardware, and the environment. The team integrates safety into every phase of the system lifecycle, enhancing reliability and safeguarding warfighters. We are seeking Senior System Safety Engineers for onsite positions located in Woburn, Tewksbury, Marlborough, Andover, or Portsmouth, RI.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement MIL-STD-882E compliant system safety programs and perform associated tasks, analyses, and planning
• Conduct hazard and design analyses to ensure compliance with system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards
• Collaborate with customer safety representatives to clarify system requirements and ensure proper allocation to software, hardware, and test personnel
• Coordinate with customer safety representatives and Safety Review Board authorities to gain safety approval
• Manage System Safety Working Groups with Raytheon and customer representatives
• Work across integrated product teams and engineering disciplines, including Systems Engineering, Software/Firmware, Electrical, and Hardware Engineering, to eliminate hazards or implement effective controls
• Collaborate across multiple disciplines to gain a comprehensive understanding of product architecture and design
• Support safety efforts from program startup through production, demilitarization, and disposal phases
• Brief safety considerations and program status during technical reviews and approval processes
• Prepare internal and customer-facing reports detailing system safety analyses and program status

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required (only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance
• Active and existing DoD Secret security clearance required after day 1

Qualifications

Must have:

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience with System Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent Safety Engineering
• Experience writing technical reports and presentations

Preferred:

• Active and transferrable DoD security clearance
• Experience developing and implementing MIL-STD-882E System Safety Program tasks and analyses (task series 100‑400), including hardware and software safety
• Experience with DoD System Safety Programs such as MIL-STD-882 / DO‑178
• Experience reviewing software code and requirements for safety considerations

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off and holidays
• Relocation eligible

Pay

The salary range for this role is $86,800 – $165,200 USD.