Software Safety Specialist

General information Requisition # R66696 Locations USA-VA-Stafford Posting Date 03/19/2026 Security Clearance Required Secret Remote Type Onsite Time Type Full time Description & Requirements Shape the future of defense with MANTECH! Join a team dedicated to safeguarding our nation through advanced tech and innovative solutions. Since 1968, we've been a trusted partner to the Department of Defense, delivering cutting-edge projects that make a real impact. Dive into exciting opportunities in Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and more. Propel your career forward and be part of something extraordinary. Your journey starts now—protect and innovate with MANTECH! MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Software Safety Specialist to join our team in Stafford, VA. The Software Safety Specialist will help support our current SEAL contract supporting programs under Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) and Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO LS). ManTech is responsible for assisting our government customer to ensure that material solutions developed or acquired by MCSC are system engineered, integrated, interoperable, and certified to provide the warfighter with equipment required to accomplish their mission. Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Analyze Equipment for software safety hazards and conduct risk assessments. Ensuring consistent compliance with all applicable software safety requirements during testing and fielding events. Investigate mishap, property damage and near miss incidents to engage in the series of events and gain an understanding of the causes to advance towards the effective actions to mitigate or eradicate the hazards. Provide recommendations regarding the areas of software system safety for acquisition areas of responsibility (e.g., safety releases, risk acceptances, regulatory guidance, etc.), and verify that DoD programs adhere to regulations and best practices such as DoDI 5000.02 and

MIL-STD-882.

Provide independent analysis of programmatic ESOH efforts, ensuring ESOH efforts are integrated into overall systems engineering activities, supporting integrated logistics assessments and milestone and fielding recommendations, providing software subject matter expert (SME) review and recommendations for acquisition program safety requirements. Help prepare programs for Software System Safety Technical Review Panel presentations.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree and at least 5 year of experience with developing complex systems, including developing and debugging multi-threaded or real-time embedded software. Additional 2 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree. Experience tracking and testing requirements to adhere to software safety processes and procedures. Experience with using software development environments and tools, including Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio, or Rational Software. Experience with FPGAs, PLDs, or firmware development. Experience with operating systems and compiler technology.

Preferred Qualifications:

DoDI 5000.88, MIL-STD-882, and

IEEE STD-1228

safety guidance and best practices. Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills.

Clearance Requirements:

Must have a current/active

DoD Secret Clearance Physical Requirements:

Sedentary work MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at careers@mantech.com and provide your name and contact information.