Systems Safety Engineer

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

General Dynamics Mission Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the SLCM-N program, with a primary focus on safety systems engineering. The ideal candidate will have a mechanical engineering background and approximately 4–5 years of safety engineering experience, preferably supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs.

This position will collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to identify and assess hazards, integrate safety requirements into system designs, and develop evidence supporting safety verification and reviews. Experience supporting Weapon System Safety Review Board (WSRB) activities is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain system safety requirements, hazard analyses, and supporting safety documentation.
• Evaluate mechanical designs and system interfaces for hazards, failure modes, and safety implications.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, integration, and test teams to implement and verify safety requirements and mitigations.
• Maintain traceability among hazards, safety requirements, mitigation measures, and verification evidence.
• Assess design changes for safety impacts and document findings and recommendations.
• Prepare safety assessment packages, presentations, and supporting evidence for WSRB reviews.
• Support resolution of safety review comments, findings, and action items.
• Communicate safety risks and recommendations to engineering leadership, program stakeholders, and customer representatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, with a demonstrated mechanical engineering background.
• Approximately 4–5 years of safety engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of hazard identification, safety risk assessment, and failure analysis.
• Experience applying systems engineering practices, including requirements development, interface analysis, verification, and technical documentation.
• Ability to evaluate mechanical hardware designs and interfaces from a safety perspective.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to work on-site or in a flex arrangement with required on-site presence in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance after hire; a Secret clearance is anticipated, subject to confirmation of the program requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Safety engineering experience supporting DoD programs.
• Experience preparing materials for, presenting to, or addressing findings from WSRB reviews.
• Experience conducting preliminary hazard analyses, system or subsystem hazard analyses, failure modes and effects analyses, or fault tree analyses.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-882 and applicable customer-specific safety requirements.
• Experience with safety-critical mechanical systems or complex defense systems.
• Experience with requirements management, configuration management, or model-based systems engineering tools.

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans