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Junior Systems Safety Engineer

SAIC

Middletown, RIJob$60–100K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$60–100K/yr
Location
Middletown, RI
Work Authorization
US work authorization required • Visa sponsorship

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

SAIC seeks a Systems Safety Engineer to analyze systems for hazards, categorize risk, and recommend mitigations that reduce mishap risk. The engineer will collaborate with internal teams, government personnel, and subcontractors. The role applies safety analysis methods to hardware, software, firmware, system interfaces, requirements, operations, and safety documentation, and prepares risk and safety assessment materials for formal submission.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Risk Assessment, requiredSafety Analysis, requiredSystem Safety Principles, requiredSafety Assessment, requiredRequirements Review, requiredModel Based Systems Engineering, nice to haveCameo Systems Modeler, nice to haveSystems Engineering, nice to haveMIL-STD-882E, nice to haveJSSSEH, nice to haveAcquisition Programs, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Technical Field, requiredZero or More Years Experience, requiredUS Citizenship, requiredAbility to Obtain Secret Clearance, requiredInternship, Co-Op, or Research Experience, nice to have

Full job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Systems Safety Engineer at our office in Middletown, RI .

A successful candidate will work as part of a team analyzing a system to identify hazards, categorize risk, and recommend mitigations to reduce the risk of mishap occurrence. Candidates will collaborate with internal team, government personnel, and subcontractors.

Job Duties:

  • Utilizing quantitative and qualitative risk assessment techniques to perform safety analysis in accordance with MIL-STD-882E and other guidance.

  • Analysis of hardware, software, firmware, and system interfaces to identify hazards to personnel, equipment, and the environment, to include supplemental analysis techniques such as fault tree analyses, failure modes and hazardous effects analyses, and sneak circuit analyses.

  • Review System Requirements documentation to identify potential hazardous conditions and make recommendations to system design in collaboration with program staff.

  • Performing operational analyses and studies to identify potential deficiencies in operating procedures, handling procedures, stowage or other logistics phases.

  • Reviewing and analyzing system safety management and program plans, safety analyses, accident and incident data, mishap investigation reports, safety test plans and results, and other ESOH related data.

  • Preparing or updating risk assessment reports, safety assessment reports, and presentation materials for formal submission.

  • Conducting or reviewing safety assessment of new, updated, and/or modified hardware and software, waivers, and exemption requests.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science (or higher) degree in engineering or a technical-related field and zero (0) or more years experience.

  • Candidate must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain SECRET level clearance. SAIC will sponsor qualified candidates for a security clearance.

  • Familiarity in the use and application of technical standards and system safety principles, theories, concepts and techniques.

  • Familiarity conducting and/or reviewing safety assessment of hardware, software, waivers, and exception requests.

  • Familiarity reviewing System Requirements documentation to identify potential hazardous conditions to make recommendations as needed.

Preferred Experience:

  • Basic understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), particularly using Cameo Systems Modeler, or a willingness to learn; formal training and mentorship will be provided for the right candidate.

  • Basic understanding of or exposure to Systems Engineering principles and practices, or a demonstrated willingness to develop that knowledge in a hands-on professional environment.

  • Basic familiarity with MIL-STD-882E and the Joint Software System Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH), or an eagerness to learn and apply these standards under the guidance of experienced safety professionals.

  • Experience supporting Navy, Army, or Air Force acquisition programs.

  • Prior internship, co-op, or research experience in a systems engineering or safety-related discipline is a plus.

Target salary range: $60,001 - $100,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2617905

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 11,779 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$60–100K/yr
  • Rhode Island median$95–162K/yr42 salary ranges
  • US median$115–187K/yr8,747 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $80K, is 37% below the Rhode Island median midpoint ($126K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Rhode Island.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 59 open Systems Engineer jobs in Rhode Island and 11,779 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Rhode Island
Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,741 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,409 of the 11,779 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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