Aerospace Systems Safety Engineer

Boeing

Join Boeing as an Aerospace Systems Safety Engineer focused on system safety engineering for government defense products. Collaborate on safety initiatives across a variety of defense platforms.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeBerkeley • Arizona, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $88,400 - $119,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Performs and document safety analyses for systems and software
Analyzes the integration of complex airplane systems and their corresponding airplane-level effects, failure indications, and flight crew actions as part of a system of systems analysis
Documents safety analyses, hazard mitigation, validation, and verification activities in compliance with relevant customer and regulatory safety standards such as MIL-STD-882E
Demonstrates safety hazard risk mitigation and control methods to the customer and regulators
Identifies safety issue systemic root causes and recommends corrective actions using industry best practices
Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to define, validate, and integrate safety requirements
Participates in tests and analyses to verify that systems meet the defined safety requirements
Resolves multi-functional technical issues

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications
Level 2: 2+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience with aircraft systems (e.g., navigation, avionics, fuel, hydraulics, pneumatic, etc.) including operations and troubleshooting
Level 3: 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Working knowledge and experience developing/applying aviation related system safety analysis methods such as System Safety Risk Assessments, Fault-tree Analysis (FTA), Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA) and Safety Assessment Report (SAR)
Experience implementing Department of Defense system safety standards MIL STD 882E
Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
Experience with aircraft systems including avionics, flight controls, hydraulics, fuel and integrated vehicle management systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid and unpaid time away from work

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Hard Skills & Tools

safety analysissystem safety risk assessmentsfault-tree analysisfunctional hazard assessmentsafety assessment reportaviation system safety analysis methodstroubleshootingModel Based Systems Engineeringhazard mitigationverification and validation

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationanalytical thinkingstakeholder engagement