Systems Engineer - Senior System Safety Engineer

Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: King of Prussia
Posted on: April 3, 2026

Job Description:

The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space! At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and deliver results to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and spirit to dream big, we want to strengthen a better tomorrow with you. Lockheed Martin Space has an immediate opportunity for an experienced System Safety Engineer at our Valley Forge, PA facility. If you have an interest in working for a company that develops national defense systems, come and be a part of our System Safety Engineering Team. At Lockheed Martin Space, we are passionate about creativity and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and forward thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your System Safety skills, training, and education. Come and experience your future! You will use your Systems Engineering Knowledge and System Safety Expertise to analyze hardware and software, establish and maintain system safety requirements in support of mission results. You will support the Systems Engineering team throughout the lifecycle of the system. You will support detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies, and support the translation of customer requirements into hardware and software requirements. You will support Systems Engineering during System Integration and will support verification/validation of system requirements. As our System Safety Engineer, your responsibilities will also include the following tasks: • Develop and/or update Preliminary Hazard List (PHL), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analyses (FHAs), System Hazard Analyses (SHA), and Safety Assessment Reports (SAR) • Prepare presentations and participate in Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, Technical Interchange Meetings, and various working groups and safety review meetings • Develop and/or update System Safety documents to support Customer, Range Safety, and contractual requirements • Review and provide input to test procedures for adherence to System Safety requirements • Coordinate with test range safety teams and writing range safety reports to support testing • Development and maintenance of a Hazard Tracking System (HTS) used to document real and potential hazards, their assessments, and their respective mitigation's. To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin fosters a work environment that encourages differences and big-picture thinking. Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy: • Medical • Dental • 401k • Paid time off • Work/life balance • Career development • Mentorship opportunities • Rewards and Recognition Click here to learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive edge. Basic Qualifications • Experience using System Safety Standards • Experience with the development, documentation, and verification of system requirements. • Knowledge and application of System Safety design and operations safety principles to include experience with hazard identification, analysis, risk mitigation and/or associated deliverable documentation. • Ability to obtain security clearance, therefore U.S. Citizenship is required. Desired skills • Secret security clearance • Experience using MIL-STD-882E and AFSPCMAN 91-710, or other relevant industry and/or range safety standards • Experience defining safety requirements, influencing design to integrate safety requirements, and verifying safety requirements. • Software system safety experience • Experience participating in System Safety Working Groups • Experience with Strategic Missile Defense/Strategic Re-Entry Programs • Familiarity with MBSE • Familiarity with DOORs • Effective communication skills with the ability to engage and interact in group meeting/working environments with team members, development organizations and customers. • Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics. The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration. * Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about. As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories. Other Important Information By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings. Ability to work remotely Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. Work Schedule Information Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits. Security Clearance Information This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration. Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $89,300 - $157,550. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year. This position is incentive plan eligible. Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $102,800 - $178,135. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. This position is incentive plan eligible.

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