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John Sabbagh
Functional System Safety Engineer
Posted: 09/23/2025
2025-09-23
2025-12-09
Employment Type:
Contract
Industry: Engineering
Job Number: 43599
Pay Rate: 61.70
Job Description
Functional System Safety Engineer
The Defense industry is rapidly embracing digital transformation, integrating advanced software and state-of-the-art features. This position requires a dynamic individual with System Safety and Model-Based Systems Engineering experience. The individual will collaborate with design teams to incorporate System Safety Engineering input into vehicle designs, including hardware and software systems. Responsibilities include completing safety analysis, proposing and executing mitigation through product validation during the program life cycle, creating and documenting safety work products and submitting customer-required documents.
This position will require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens will not be eligible)
Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications:
Bonus Qualifications:
The Defense industry is rapidly embracing digital transformation, integrating advanced software and state-of-the-art features. This position requires a dynamic individual with System Safety and Model-Based Systems Engineering experience. The individual will collaborate with design teams to incorporate System Safety Engineering input into vehicle designs, including hardware and software systems. Responsibilities include completing safety analysis, proposing and executing mitigation through product validation during the program life cycle, creating and documenting safety work products and submitting customer-required documents.
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- Work Schedule
This position will require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens will not be eligible)
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate customer requirements for System Safety and determine vehicle compliance.
- Create and support the design of system and Software (SW) architectures.
- Conduct System Safety analyses to support recommendations for design solutions and design changes.
- Document analysis reports.
- Support System Engineering Department in the development of the System Specification Document.
- Safety requirement management – definition, connectivity, traceability, validation.
- Create Hazard Tracking System (HTS) and Preliminary and Functional Hazard Analysis (PHA & FHA) as required.
- Determine compliance with contract and/or System Specification Document.
- Develop and complete safety CDRLs to be submitted to the Customer.
- Manage end-to-end traceability of the Hazard mitigations for the assigned systems.
- Create and manage Human/System Interface Databases, Hazard Logs, Risk Registers, and manage Hazard Tracking.
- Work with HW and SW engineers to identify Safety hazards and mitigation strategies.
- Conduct necessary Peer Reviews of Safety work products before release.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a System Safety-related discipline such as Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or another Engineering concentration.
- 7+ years of applicable experience; fewer years considered with an advanced degree.
- Experience in developing safety hazards analysis, safety concepts, safety cases, and hazard mitigation strategies.
- Experience in developing safety requirements traceability and test cases for safety-critical items.
- Familiarity with Standards and Tools: MIL-STD-882E, JOINT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SAFETY ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, ISO 26262, or ARP-4761A.
- Developing safety requirements using MBSE based on system “V” model decomposition methodologies with CAMEO system modelers or similar Model-Based System modelers environment.
- Team Center, JIRA, Confluence tools, DOORS, or other similar requirement management tools.
- Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment with minimal supervision.
- Strong communication, organization, and prioritization skills.
- Ability to work with HW and SW engineers to identify safety hazards and mitigation strategies.
- Must be able to meet Anthropometric Size Requirements for confined space.
- Must be able to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime as required.
Bonus Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in a System Safety-related discipline such as Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or another Engineering concentration
- Experience with System, Logical, and Physical architecture in developing Safety strategy and safety mitigations.
- Preferred experience in the Defense industry; relevant experience in Automotive or Aerospace System safety process and execution, launching designs into production.
- Experience with High Voltage and Autonomous Software embedded systems.
- Experience in Human Factors/Ergonomics and System Safety in product design.
- Familiarity with User-Centered Design philosophy and approaches.
- Understanding of Functional Failure Analysis.
- Methodologies: Product development cycle, AGILE methodology, System engineering V-model.
Meet Your Recruiter
John Sabbagh
Recruiting Manager
John Sabbagh has over 10 years of recruiting experience. Starting his career as an Entry Level Recruiter at Panther, our candidates find him genuine and great resource to their career search!
Fun Fact: John is a sports fanatic, he plays in horseshoe and cornhole leagues and loves fantasy football.
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