System Safety Engineer
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Posted on:
09-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking a computer science/engineer to provide 100% remote support for software system safety support to our NAVAIR customer in Lakehurst NJ and Patuxent River MD. This position is in the System Safety/Reliability & Maintainability Branch.
What you will do
- Conduct software system safety hazard analysis and assessments of assigned NAVAIR aviation and weapons systems
- Identify assigned programs software system safety hazards and risks recommending risk priority and providing recommendations to mitigate or remove the risk area
- Support the System Safety Risk Assessment process with technical analysis validating the risk level including providing software safety related information and analysis identifying and assessing root-cause and evaluating recommended actions
- Analyze NAVAIR software system designs using methods identified in system safety standards (e.g. MIL-STD-882E Joint Software System Safety Engineering Handbook
- Provide recommendations on software architecture development and design to reduce hazard risk.
- Document results of analysis and recommendations in safety assessment reports
- Coordinate review of analysis and recommendations with NAVAIR technical area experts
Qualifications
What you will need:
- A minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree or in Engineering or Computer Science advanced degree in Electrical Engineering Software Engineering or Computer Science and 6 years of professional experience of progressively more responsible work
- Minimum 6 years experience required in systems engineering and/or software development in aviation space and/or weapons systems
- Minimum 3 years experience in Software System Safety including: identifying software system safety hazards and risks recommending risk priority and providing recommendations to mitigate or remove the risk area
- Secret security clearance
Desired qualifications:
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Must be able to work as part of a team and/or independently
- High level problem solving and interpersonal skills
- Flexibility and ability to work in a dynamic environment
Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Target Salary Range
EEO
Key Skills
- ADAS
- System Design
- Distributed Control Systems
- Technical Writing
- Systems Engineering
- Requirements Management
- OSHA
- Sensors
- Signal Processing
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- Programmable Logic Controllers
About Company
Peraton provides innovative solutions for the most sensitive and critical programs in government today, developed and executed by scientists, engineers, and other experts.
