System Engineer

Job ID: 2618514
Location: Stafford, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-28
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Sys Safety Engr
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID
Description
A successful candidate will work as part of a team analyzing equipment to identify hazards, categorize risk, and recommend mitigations to reduce the probability/severity of a mishap resulting in injury to personnel, equipment damage, and/or damage to the environment. Candidates will collaborate with government personnel, vendors and the user community to ensure the safety of Marine Corps weapons systems and platforms.
This is a hybrid role.
Tasks include:

• Systems safety analysis of hardware and software for US Marines Corps weapons systems.
• Prepare/update Safety Assessment Reports.
• Generate Hazard Logs, Risk Acceptance letters, and Safety Releases in accordance with DoD and Marine Corps requirements.
• Prepare National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation in support of Marine Corps acquisition programs.
• Review System Requirements documentation to identify potential hazardous conditions and make recommendations to system design in collaboration with program staff.
• Perform operational analysis to identify potential deficiencies in operating procedures, training documentation, maintenance procedures, storage and handling procedures, and/or ordnance handling procedures. Make recommendations to commendations to resolve deficiencies.
• Review and make recommendations to test plans to ensure safety requirements are met.
• Assess Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and other system change requests to identify/verify safety risks.

Qualifications
Education Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or a technical related field, or military experience at E-6 or higher. 5+ years of experience; four (4) additional years of experience in lieu of degree.

Security Clearance:

• Active secret clearance required on the first day.

Qualifications:

• Experience conducting System Engineering Analysis, System Safety Analysis, Risk Management and/or Hazard Analysis.
• Experience working with US Navy or US Marine Corps combat systems or platforms.
• Experience operating, maintaining, testing, or analyzing weapons systems or complex mechanical or software systems.
• Systems Engineering experience with US Navy or US Marine Corps weapons systems.
• Experience preparing technical reports.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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