Aerospace Systems Safety Engineer (Experienced, Senior, or Lead)

El Segundo, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 129200 - 187450

Posted on: 08-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Aerospace Systems Safety Engineer (Experienced Senior or Lead)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) is looking for an Experienced (Level 3) Senior (Level 4) or Lead (Level 5) System Safety Engineer to join our Space Intelligence & Weapons (SI&WS) team. This position is to help ensure the safety of products & services from our manned and unmanned space portfolio. The selected candidate will be able to work out of El Segundo CA Huntsville AL or Titusville FL.

The selected candidate will be a core member of a fast-paced productive and close-knit engineering team. System Safety Engineers are integral to the entire product lifecycle to identify analyze mitigate and verify the safety hazard risk of our Boeing includes collaboration with all facets of engineering from technology investment concept development requirements definition and design build integration test and demonstration of products in their fielded environments.

Primary responsibilities:

Evaluates customer specifications and regulations and assess the design to develop safety requirements constraints and operating limits
Develops System Safety Program Plans (SSPPs) as required
Performs a variety of hazard analyses across the full product life cycle such as the Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) System & Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SSHA) Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA) Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA) Software Safety Hazard Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
Reviews engineering design specifications test and manufacturing operations change proposals anomaly reports and deviation/waiver requests for potential safety impacts
Collaborates with government customer and program domain experts
Prepares presentations analyses and reports for government/customer safety boards program design reviews and test/mission readiness reviews
Develops proposals work statements and specifications affecting system safety engineering scope and budget
Delivers oral and written system safety and risk presentations to peers program management senior leadership customers and regulatory agencies

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology) Computer Science Data Science Mathematics Physics Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
Level 3: 5 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Level 4: 9 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Level 5: 14 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Demonstrated project engineering experience with SOW development and execution including scope definition decomposition change assessment and resource/schedule planning.
3 years of experience in Systems Safety Systems Engineering and/or Product Design

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience):

Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
Experience with NASA and/or Department of Defense (DoD) team projects such as trade studies design work or safety analysis
Experience with System Safety standards such as MIL-STD-882E NASA STD 8719.8 ARP4761A ARP4754A and DO-178C
Demonstrate the ability to communicate well and work within a team environment with a focus on first time quality
Strong proficiency in default Office tools (Word Excel PowerPoint)
Proficiency with System Safety analysis tools (e.g. BowTieXP Reliability Workbench FaultTree Hazard Tracking System)
Proficiency with Model-Based Engineering (i.e. Cameo/MSOSA and SysML)

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana cocaine opioids amphetamines PCP and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs generally including health insurance flexible spending accounts health savings accounts retirement savings plans life and disability insurance programs and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range:

Experienced (Level 3): $107100 - $155250
Senior (Level 4): $129200 - $187450
Lead (Level 5): $154700 - $224250

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelors Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 is required. U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizen lawful permanent resident refugee or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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Aerospace Systems Safety Engineer (Experienced Senior or Lead)Company:The Boeing CompanyBoeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) is looking for an Experienced (Level 3) Senior (Level 4) or Lead (Level 5) System Safety Engineer to join our Space Intelligence & Weapons (SI&WS) team. This position is to h...