Position Title: Sr System Safety Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Sr System Safety Engineer opportunity located in Remote (US)
Job Responsibilities:
- Serve as the Senior Subject Matter Expert on MIL-STD-882 System Safety Engineering
- Coach and teach MIL-STD-882 practices to the engineering team
- Advise on tailoring MIL-STD-882 to fit how the team does business
- Review and sanity-check customer requests and requirements, and help ensure delivered products support them
- Provide objective assessments of the team’s current situation and approach
- Engage in open, productive dialogue with the team and offer practical, honest guidance
- Support system safety and reliability activities as needed on an on-call, part-time basis
Job Qualifications:
- Senior-level expertise in MIL-STD-882 System Safety Engineering
- Experience in system safety and reliability engineering
- Ideally an engineering background with hands-on engineering experience in aerospace/defense
- Proven ability to tailor MIL-STD-882 to a program or organization
- Strong communication skills, with experience coaching and teaching others
- Ability to give objective, candid assessments and work collaboratively
- DO-178 experience is a plus
Job Details:
- Job Type: Contract
- Location: Remote (anywhere in the US)
- Pay Rate Range: Market Rate
- ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.
Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.