System Safety Engineer

Job ID: 707320BR

Date posted: Nov. 20, 2025

Description:By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours.

At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, we are driven by innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach - and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your skills, training and education. Come and experience your future

Lockheed Martin Rotary & Mission Systems is seeking a full-time Early Career System Safety Engineer. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure safety is integrated into the system design and development process, including participating in design reviews, testing, and validation activities to identify and mitigate potential safety risks. identify potential hazards and risks associated with a system, subsystem, or component, and documenting them for safety analysis. The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of system design and development processes, including requirements definition, design reviews, and testing. Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience working with cross-functional teams.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or equivalent is required for this position.

• Demonstrated potential to work with systems engineering processes including top-down design starting from high level system requirements through the allocation of system components, equipment, computer programs, and across organizations.

• Familiarity with design of computer programs, control systems, and integration and test of system and subsystem components.

• Ability to utilize system safety processes and analysis.

• Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Desired Skills:

• Analytical and problem solving skills and demonstrated ability to comprehend and work successfully with complex systems.
• Interest in weapon system development, radar development, electrical hardware design
• Interest in Requirements and Model Based Engineering tools (i.e. DOORS, CAMEO)
• Interest in software development tools and methodologies (i.e. Agile, DevSecOps)
• Interest in safety standards (i.e. MIL-STD-882, OSHA, NAS-411)
• Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest: 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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

Work Schedules: 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.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

The base range for this position in New Jersey is $61,500 - $110,909.

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. The wage range and benefits summary is a general guideline and is governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.

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 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: 4 yr and up College

Business Unit: RMS

Relocation Available: Yes

Career Area: Systems Engineering: Specialty Engineering

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First