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**System Safety Engineer 3** San Diego, CA Posted: 12/18/2025

Job Description

Job ID#:

214729

Job Category:

Engineering

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Duration:

26

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a System Safety Engineer 3, in San Diego, CA. Job ID#214729

Pay Rate: $76 - $81/hr

Job Description:

The responsibilities include management interfaces with air worthiness, reliability, logistics support, design engineering, quality assurance, test, and coordination with other safety programs and key participants in the company safety organization. The Safety Engineer will interface between system safety and other functional elements of the programs, as well as with other safety related disciplines (such as Environmental, occupational health, chemical, and biological) and will define the resources needed, to perform the system safety tasks required.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• As a Systems Safety Engineer, you will provide system safety subject matter expert advice on assigned programs.

• Perform, prepare and deliver System Safety Hazard Assessments (SSHA), Safety Assessment Report (SAR), Hazardous Materials Management Plan (HMMP), Operating and Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA)

• Assist in the management of new hazards realized in operation, maintenance, or arising from changes in the configuration, role, and environment.

• Liaison with management and regulatory bodies, maintenance, engineering, and customer agencies ensuring all design activities are carried out within the system safety framework.

• Assist with the maintenance of System Safety Program Plans to ensure compliance with safety regulations.

• Perform technical airworthiness risk analysis/management.

• Participate in systems safety engineering reviews.

• Assist with the facilitation and organization of the System Safety Working Groups.

• Liaison with other safety engineers and programs to ensure best practice and shared knowledge.

• Provide advice to Engineers regarding their responsibilities in accordance with the System Safety Program.

• Make recommendations for endorsement of treatments which may be implemented to reduce the risk caused by hazards.

• Conduct independent system safety analysis as deemed necessary.

• Provide training on System Safety Engineering processes and methodologies.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer:

5 Years with a Bachelors in a STEM field; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.

• Knowledge of aircraft certification standards, MIL-STD-882, ARP4761 or other System Safety standards.

• Working knowledge of System Safety tools and techniques including Fault Tree Analysis.

• Experience in leading and/or writing proposals Basis of Estimates (BOEs)

• Experience in completing detailed risk analysis.

• Ability to work across multiple disciplines.

An interim DoD secret clearance is required to start

The ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance

Basic Qualifications for Principal System Safety Engineer:

• 8 Years with a Bachelors in a STEM field; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.

• Knowledge of aircraft certification standards, MIL-STD-882, ARP4761 or other System Safety standards.

• Working knowledge of System Safety tools and techniques including Fault Tree Analysis.

• Experience in leading and/or writing proposals Basis of Estimates (BOEs)

• Experience in completing detailed risk analysis.

• Ability to work across multiple disciplines.

An interim DoD secret clearance is required to start

The ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications:.

• Experience with Safety, Reliability Engineering, and Air Worthiness.

• A current/active Secret Clearance.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

Secret

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VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled