System Safety Engineer I

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. An active and existing DoD Secret security clearance is required after day 1.

About the role

At RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, we unite 185,000 great minds to solve the world’s most complex problems. Raytheon brings over 100 years of engineering expertise to deliver solutions that defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world.

The 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.

This is an onsite role located in Woburn, Tewksbury, Marlborough, Andover, MA or Portsmouth, RI.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of the safety strategy for the program to meet all milestones with system safety features integrated into the product in compliance with contract and awarded funding
• Support the program schedule and integrate system safety tasks and activities into the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Engage the Lead System Safety Engineer and Portfolio Engineering Lead for guidance on technical execution, artifact review, attending customer reviews, etc.
• Support multi-IPT program meetings to ensure system safety items are considered and to understand current program-wide issues
• Ensure program leadership understands system safety requirements, hazards, and planned mitigations
• Analyze engineering software and/or firmware in accordance with MIL-STD-882E, JSSSEH, AOP-52, and other relevant standards
• Work with software development teams to review and analyze embedded software code
• Participate in the execution of the Software System Safety Program
• Interface with various stakeholders, including customers, program offices, subcontractors, and vendors
• Assist with the preparation of Safety Assessment Reports and Safety Program Briefs for customer approval
• Assist with software safety technical reviews
• Interpret system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards
• Collaborate across multiple disciplines to gain a comprehensive understanding of product architecture and design

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Less than 2 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience with systems, software, or test engineering

Skills

• Experience performing MIL-STD-882 System Safety Program tasks and analyses (management, analysis, evaluation, and verification)
• Experience preparing internal and customer reports describing various analyses relevant to the System Safety program
• Experience writing technical reports and presentations
• Experience reviewing software code and requirements for safety considerations
• Experience collaborating across multiple disciplines
• Experience interfacing with other engineering functions: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering
• Experience managing Working Groups

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and 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
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (dependent on role level and collective-bargaining agreement)

Relocation assistance is available.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 57,200 USD - 108,800 USD. The range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.