Description As a Principal System Engineer, your responsibilities will include: • Developing and implementing one or more MIL-STD-882E compliant system safety programs • Performing MIL-STD-882 System Safety Program tasks and analyses, involving management (task series 100), analysis (task series 200), evaluation (task series 300), and verification (task series 400). • Working across all integrated product teams and lines to properly eliminate hazards or provide effective controls. • Coordinating with customer safety representatives applying methods, standards, and techniques to provide clarification of system requirements to software, hardware, and test personnel to ensure design and architecture considerations are appropriately allocated to the system and horizontally integrated across the development teams. • Collaborating with Program Management and government approval authorities from program startup through production to demilitarization and disposal backgrounds. Key Responsibilities will include: • An analysis of engineering hardware, mechanical and electrical drawings and schematics assessing fault tolerance, latent hazards, and safety requirements compliance. • Work with system test and tactical operation and maintenance procedures to ensure the proper administrative system safety controls are in place. • Design of concise, testable safety requirements or providing safety analysis of existing requirements • Work across all integrated product teams and lines to properly eliminate hazards or provide effective controls. • Collaborating with Program Management and government approval authorities from program startup through production to demilitarization and disposal backgrounds • Performing System Safety Program or Design analyses • Monitoring a technical execution program • Mentoring Multiple Jr. Engineers • Interfacing with stakeholders (e.g. customers, program offices, subcontractors, vendors) • Preparing Safety Assessment Reports and Safety Program Briefs for Customer Approval • Briefing safety of the program at technical reviews and as part of the safety approval process • Interpreting system requirements, customer specifications and military standards • Preparing internal and customer reports describing various analyses relevant to the System Safety program • Collaborating across multiple disciplines to gain a full understanding of product architecture and design Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $90.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Tewksbury,MA. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Sep 17, 2025. About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.