Sr. System Safety Engineer
About the role
Viasat is a company dedicated to delivering global communications solutions. We're seeking a System Safety Engineer to join our Government team. This role involves supporting the development, integration, and sustainment of complex systems through systematic hazard identification, analysis, and mitigation.
Responsibilities
- Perform hazard identification and risk analysis activities for system hardware, software, and operational environments
- Conduct system safety analyses including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System Safety Assessments, O&SHA, and Health Hazard Assessments
- Develop and maintain a Hazard Tracking System (HTS) to document hazards, mitigation strategies, and risk acceptance decisions
- Evaluate engineering designs, schematics, and system architecture to identify hazards, latent failure modes, and safety compliance issues
- Coordinate with systems engineers, design engineers, and program teams to incorporate safety requirements into system development
- Support verification and validation activities to ensure safety requirements are correctly implemented
- Participate in technical forums such as Integrated Product Teams, System Safety Working Groups, and design reviews
- Provide safety input during system testing, operational planning, and maintenance procedure development
- Prepare safety analysis reports and technical documentation for internal stakeholders and external customers
- Represent system safety engineering during customer reviews and program milestone reviews
- Contribute to continuous improvement of system safety processes, analysis methods, and documentation templates
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field)
- 10 years of professional experience in system safety engineering, systems engineering, or related technical field
- Experience applying system safety engineering principles and hazard analysis methodologies
- Familiarity with defense safety standards, including MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1472, and MIL-HDBK-764
- Strong technical writing and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction
- Able to obtain and maintain a security clearance
- U.S. citizenship required
- Able to work out of our office in Carlsbad, CA, Tempe, AZ, or Duluth, GA 3 days a week
What You'll Need
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field)
- 10 years of professional experience in system safety engineering, systems engineering, or related technical field
- Experience applying system safety engineering principles and hazard analysis methodologies
- Familiarity with defense safety standards, including MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1472, and MIL-HDBK-764
- Strong technical writing and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction
- Able to obtain and maintain a security clearance
- U.S. citizenship required
- Able to work out of our office in Carlsbad, CA, Tempe, AZ, or Duluth, GA 3 days a week
Benefits
Salary range: $141,500.00 - $224,000.00 / annually. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area, and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $176,000.00 - $264,000.00 / annually. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.