What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Safety Engineer position at SAIC?
Job ID 2600800
Location STAFFORD, VA, US
Date Posted 2026-01-27
Category Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory Sys Safety Engr
Schedule Full-time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None
Potential for Remote Work Yes
Description
A successful candidate will work as part of a team analyzing equipment to identify hazards, categorize risk, and recommend mitigations to reduce the probability/severity of a mishap resulting in injury to personnel, equipment damage, and/or damage to the environment. Candidates will collaborate with government personnel, vendors and the user community to ensure the safety of Marine Corps weapons systems and platforms.
Tasks include
Systems safety analysis of hardware and software for US Marines Corps weapons systems
Prepare/update Safety Assessment Reports
Generate Hazard Logs, Risk Acceptance letters, and Safety Releases in accordance with DoD and Marine Corps requirements.
Prepare National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation in support of Marine Corps acquisition programs
Review System Requirements documentation to identify potential hazardous conditions and make recommendations to system design in collaboration with program staff
Perform operational analysis to identify potential deficiencies in operating procedures, training documentation, maintenance procedures, storage and handling procedures, and/or ordnance handling procedures. Make recommendations to commendations to resolve deficiencies.
Review and make recommendations to test plans to ensure safety requirements are met.
Assess Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and other system change requests to identify/verify safety risks.
Qualifications
Education Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or a technical related field, or military experience at E-6 or higher. 2 years of experience.
Qualifications
Experience conducting System Engineering Analysis, System Safety Analysis, Risk Management and/or Hazard Analysis
Experience working with US Navy or US Marine Corps combat systems or platforms
Experience operating, maintaining, testing, or analyzing weapons systems or complex mechanical or software systems
Systems Engineering experience with US Navy or US Marine Corps weapons systems
Experience preparing technical reports
Location STAFFORD, VA, US
Date Posted 2026-01-27
Category Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory Sys Safety Engr
Schedule Full-time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None
Potential for Remote Work Yes
Description
A successful candidate will work as part of a team analyzing equipment to identify hazards, categorize risk, and recommend mitigations to reduce the probability/severity of a mishap resulting in injury to personnel, equipment damage, and/or damage to the environment. Candidates will collaborate with government personnel, vendors and the user community to ensure the safety of Marine Corps weapons systems and platforms.
Tasks include
Systems safety analysis of hardware and software for US Marines Corps weapons systems
Prepare/update Safety Assessment Reports
Generate Hazard Logs, Risk Acceptance letters, and Safety Releases in accordance with DoD and Marine Corps requirements.
Prepare National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation in support of Marine Corps acquisition programs
Review System Requirements documentation to identify potential hazardous conditions and make recommendations to system design in collaboration with program staff
Perform operational analysis to identify potential deficiencies in operating procedures, training documentation, maintenance procedures, storage and handling procedures, and/or ordnance handling procedures. Make recommendations to commendations to resolve deficiencies.
Review and make recommendations to test plans to ensure safety requirements are met.
Assess Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and other system change requests to identify/verify safety risks.
Qualifications
Education Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or a technical related field, or military experience at E-6 or higher. 2 years of experience.
Qualifications
Experience conducting System Engineering Analysis, System Safety Analysis, Risk Management and/or Hazard Analysis
Experience working with US Navy or US Marine Corps combat systems or platforms
Experience operating, maintaining, testing, or analyzing weapons systems or complex mechanical or software systems
Systems Engineering experience with US Navy or US Marine Corps weapons systems
Experience preparing technical reports