System Safety Engineering Lead
- Top Secret clearance
How this pay compares
This posting states $118k–$219k a year. Open quality engineer jobs in Colorado post a median of $129k a year, the middle half $105k–$162k, across 49 jobs that state their pay, so this one is above the middle half of what they post.
Quality engineers and inspectors in Colorado: pay by town and employer
About the job
## Standard Job Description - The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space! As we enter a new era of Strategic Weapon Systems, we are a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Do you have a passion for working on emerging technologies? Are you looking for a growth opportunity where you can contribute to a very significant mission?
Come be part of a culture that encourages employees to think big, perform with excellence and build incredible products! We provide the resources, inspiration and focus. If you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you! Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity.
While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more - we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve.
We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.
Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you. As the D5LE2 System Safety Engineering Lead on the Fleet Ballistic Missile program, you will serve as the primary point of contact for system safety on the new program.
In this role, you will: - Manage and lead the safety analysis development across the program - Be responsible for presenting the safety assessment strategy and status to the customer and for major program milestone reviews - Perform system and subsystem safety in accordance with MIL-STD-882E - Collaborate across the FBM program integrated product teams (IPTs) to help foster a positive safety culture The information below includes the standard job description for this position Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
For positions that perform IT responsibilities, use E646, Systems Engr-IT. ## Basic Qualifications - Experience in the engineering development lifecycle - Must have experience in requirements derivation, decomposition, and verification - Experience with contractual requirements and their execution throughout the product lifecycle. ## Desired Skills - A minimum of a BS in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent education - Subject matter expert in the System Safety discipline. - Active Top Secret Clearance - Experience interfacing with Customer and Program Management - Software Safety experience. - Experience working in System Safety Working Groups - SSWG, WSESRB, SSSTRP, etc - Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills - Experience identifying critical hardware & software #Space NSS ## Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $118000.00 - $219100.00 At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people.
Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow - both professionally and personally. The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only.
Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered:Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability. - Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position.
Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics. - For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays.
Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
From Lockheed Martin's job posting, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
Selected agencies hiring now
Contract Professionals Inc (CPI)Engineering and technical staffing agency
Aerospace and defense staffing firm in Waterford, Michigan, placing engineers, maintenance technicians, mechanics, welders and CNC machinists.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
Moseley Technical ServicesEngineering and technical staffing agency
Engineering and technical staffing firm in Huntsville, Alabama, placing engineers and A&P, sheet metal, CNC and quality technicians.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
These agencies and apps pay SpaceJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Employers' own jobs below keep their own order.
Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay SpaceJobs.Now when you click one.
Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.
New quality and mission assurance jobs in space in Colorado, by email
One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.
About Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Space builds GPS and missile warning satellites, NASA's Orion crew capsule and deep space probes.
Pay on its listings: 98.1% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
How it pays: Paid as an employee on Lockheed Martin's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).
More open jobs at Lockheed Martin
- Circuit Design Engineering Associate Manager, Avionics, Secret Clearance$135,700–$251,900/yr
- Electrical/Test Engineer II$79,300–$147,300/yr
- Project Engineer Sr - E3
- Project Engineer - E2
- Systems Engineer Senior (Level 3)$95,900–$178,100/yr
- Electronics Engineering Associate Manager$118,000–$219,100/yr
More quality and mission assurance jobs in space
- Metrology Engineer$68,000–$80,000/yr
- Sr. Equipment Safety Engineer
- Process Safety Engineer
- Senior Supplier Quality Engineer$117,500–$185,500/yr
- EHS Specialist II - Environmental Compliance$74,000–$112,000/yr
- Program Quality Engineering Asc Mgr - L4$118,000–$219,100/yr
A quality or mission assurance professional?
One profile for every employer here. Space companies and their recruiters ask us for people with a specific degree, clearance, specialty or location: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.
Lockheed Martin openings, sent to you weekly
Each week we send the newest postings from Lockheed Martin's own careers site, along with similar openings at other space employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.