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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 9, 2026. Lockheed Martin scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Lockheed Martin is the largest defence contractor in the world, formed in 1995 by merging Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Its single most important programme is the F-35 Lightning II, the most expensive weapons system ever built, alongside the F-16, the C-130 transport and classified work at the Skunk Works advanced development unit. The company also dominates missile defence with THAAD and PAC-3 interceptors, supplies HIMARS and Javelin systems, owns the helicopter maker Sikorsky, and builds the Orion crew capsule and military satellites through its space division.

Standard Job Description

The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space!

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Lockheed Martin Space has an immediate opportunity for a mid-career System Safety Engineer at our Denver, CO. facility. If you have an interest in working for a company that develops national defense systems, come and be a part of our System Safety Team. At Lockheed Martin Space, we are driven by innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and forward thinking, everything is within our reach - and yours -- as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your System

Safety skills, training, and education. Come and experience your future!

You will use your system safety experience to evaluate hardware and software ensuring mission

success. As our SSE, your responsibilities will also include the following tasks:

Develop and/or update Preliminary Hazard List

(PHL), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional

Hazard Analyses (FHAs), System Hazard Analyses

(SHA), and Safety Assessment Reports (SAR)

Prepare presentations and participate in Design

Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, Technical

Interchange Meetings, and various working groups

and safety review meetings

Support the development and updating of System

Safety documents to support Customer, Range

Safety, and contractual requirements

Review and provide input to test procedures for

adherence to System Safety requirements

Coordinate with test range safety teams and writing

range safety reports to support testing

Assist in the development and maintenance of a

Hazard Tracking System (HTS) used to document

real and potential hazards, their assessments, and

their respective mitigation's.

Creation of Fault Trees to support Safety Board Interactions

Onsite / Range safety activities to support Navy ship testing

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

Bachelors degree from an accredited college in an engineering or related discipline

Knowledge of System Safety Standards

Knowledge of System Safety design and operations safety principles to include experience with hazard identification, analysis, risk mitigation and/or associated deliverable documentation

Ability to obtain Secret Clearance and Thus US Citizenship is required

Desired Skills

Experience using MIL-STD-882E, SSMAN 91-710, NASA GSFC-STD-8009, or other relevant industry and/or range safety standards

Experience participating/presenting in DoD System Safety Working Groups and Safety Boards

Familiarity with DOORS and/or Cameo

Effective communication skills with the ability to engage and interact in group meeting/working environments with team members, development organizations and

customers.

Fault Tree Analysis Experience

Onsite / Range safety activities to support Navy ship testing

Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Active Secret clearance

# Space NSS

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00

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.
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