Safety Manager - Ground-Based Radar Digitization (GBRD) Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Leidos Defense Sector is seeking a
Safety Manager in our Colorado Springs, Colorado office. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in support of the
Ground-Based Radar (GBR) Digitization Program, a critical modernization effort focused on enhancing the nation's missile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness capabilities.
Mission OverviewIn this role, you will support the modernization of legacy radar systems across eight Ground-Based Radar sites. These systems provide continuous surveillance, detection, tracking, and reporting of missile and satellite activity in support of
Missile Warning (MW),
Missile Defense (MD), and
Space Domain Awareness (SDA) missions.
The GBR Digitization Program is implementing a
common digital backend architecture and modernizing radar front-end systems to maximize standardization, improve maintainability, and enhance mission readiness across the enterprise.
Primary ResponsibilitiesThe Safety Manager will develop, implement, and oversee environmental, health, safety, and system safety programs supporting engineering, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment activities across the GBR Digitization Program. Key responsibilities include:
- Identifying and mitigating safety risks across engineering development, system integration, testing, deployment, maintenance, and operational activities at all eight GBR sites.
- Ensuring compliance with federal, state, DoD, OSHA, environmental, and customer-specific regulations and standards.
- Performing system safety analyses, hazard assessments, and risk evaluations for hardware, software, facilities, equipment, and operational processes.
- Developing safety documentation, tracking corrective actions, and ensuring safety requirements are incorporated into system designs and operational procedures.
- Supporting technical reviews, design reviews, readiness assessments, and deployment planning to ensure safety considerations are integrated throughout the program lifecycle.
- Collaborating with systems engineers, logistics teams, field technicians, cybersecurity specialists, subcontractors, and government stakeholders to investigate incidents, assess emerging risks, and implement preventive and corrective actions.
- Conducting safety inspections, audits, compliance reviews, and contributing to training initiatives focused on enhancing safety awareness and reducing organizational risk.
- Maintaining safety records, preparing reports and performance metrics for leadership, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen program safety performance.
- Develop and maintain a Safety Plan, provide safety training and review the Safety Plan as needed with the government.
- Conduct safety inspections at GBRD Leidos facilities in Colorado Springs CO and Huntsville AL, as directed.
- Review and assess Leidos development and manufacturing facilities to include GBRD test facilities and, as needed, Sensor sites facilities.
- Working with systems engineering teams to help define future system designs that meet mission requirements and operate reliably in remote, austere environments.
- This role requires the ability to analyze complex technical and operational environments, communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, and develop practical solutions that balance mission objectives with safety and compliance requirements.
Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline and 4+ years of relevant experience (additional experience, training, or certifications may substitute for degree).
- US Citizen; Currently possesses an Active Secret Clearance.
- Experience supporting aerospace, defense, government, engineering, or complex technical programs.
- Demonstrated experience conducting hazard analyses, risk assessments, safety inspections, and compliance evaluations in technical or operational environments.
- Strong understanding of system safety principles, occupational safety practices, environmental compliance requirements, and risk management methodologies.
- Experience interpreting and applying OSHA regulations, Department of Defense safety requirements, environmental regulations, and industry best practices.
- Familiarity with accident investigation techniques, root cause analysis, and safety performance metrics.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage safety initiatives independently and influence cross-functional teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications- Master's degree in a related field with 2+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience developing safety plans, procedures, training materials, and corrective action programs.
- Experience performing system safety engineering in accordance with MIL-STD-882E, supporting Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) programs, conducting Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and risk assessments for complex hardware and software systems.
- Familiarity with configuration management, digital engineering environments, systems integration and testing activities, and field deployment operations is also highly desirable.
- Experience supporting radar systems, missile warning systems, missile defense programs, command and control systems, space surveillance systems, or large-scale modernization efforts.
- Experience with USSF/SSC, missile warning/missile defense missions, or related operational communities.
- Experience with Integrated Tactical Warning / Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) systems or radar systems.
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Original Posting:July 16, 2026
Pay Range:Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
