Senior System Safety Engineer

Credence Management Solutions, LLC; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & PH

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Job summary

Credence Management Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior System Safety Engineer to support the AFLCMC/EBX at Eglin AFB, FL. This onsite role leads system safety activities across the acquisition lifecycle, collaborating with program managers, engineers, testers, and mission partners to ensure safety, airworthiness, and mission readiness of next-generation Air Force weapon systems.

You will guide requirements, design integration, safety analyses, and documentation in support of rapid,

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI.
• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM from an ABET-accredited university with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Or a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Agile project management and engineering team leadership.
• Knowledge of MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-1316, and DoD munitions safety processes.
• Experience in system safety analyses and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Support acquisition lifecycle engineering activities across requirements, architecture, integration, V&V, and risk management.
• Lead system safety program activities including hazard analyses and design tradeoffs.
• Maintain and manage safety artifacts and ensure disciplined program execution per safety standards.
• Review program portfolios, assess technical approaches, and support system-level testing and verification.
• Prepare technical reports, validation criteria, and procedures for reviews.

Skills

Agile PM

Engineering mgmt

Hazard analysis

System safety

Education

ABET-accredited STEM degree

Master's in STEM

Job description

Overview

Join a team where innovation meets mission. Our AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions save agencies thousands of hours, safeguard national security, and strengthen health and humanitarian missions worldwide. With more than 1,700+ team members, 1,500+ AI & data experts, and 100+ prime contracts, we deliver on a scale and with purpose.

We’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for six consecutive years and named to the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 13 of the past 14 years. Credence is a welcoming environment for those looking to grow and make a meaningful impact. We encourage employees to push boundaries and help solve critical, world-changing federal challenges.

Position Summary

Credence has an immediate need for a Senior System Safety Engineer supporting theAgile Weapons Division(AFLCMC/EBX) at Eglin AFB, FL. This division is responsible for acquiring dominant strike weapon capabilities with speed and agility through transformative digital acquisition and open architecture approaches.

If you’re excited about shaping nextgeneration Air Force weapon systems and want to play a critical role in both technical execution and system safety, this position gives you the opportunity to lead essential engineering activities across the entire acquisition lifecycle. You’ll work directly with program managers, engineers, testers, and mission partners to define requirements, guide system design and integration, ensure safety and airworthiness, and help deliver reliable, missionready capability to the warfighter.

This job is onsite at Eglin AFB, FL.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the duties listed below:

• Support engineering activities across all acquisition phases including requirements development, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification/validation (V&V), transition planning, and configuration, interface, and risk management.


• Lead system safety program activities including hazard identification, system safety analyses, design tradeoff evaluations, configuration control for safetysignificant changes, participation in test/flight readiness events, and interpretation of safety standards and requirements.


• Apply deep knowledge of MILSTD882, MILSTD1316, DoD munitions safety processes (NNMSB, WSESRB), AFI 63104, and safetyrelated acquisition documentation (SEPs, SSAs, PESHEs, LCSPs); manage system safety artifacts and ensure disciplined, organized safety program execution.


• Assist with and maintain required engineering documentation; support and execute technical reviews, audits, and interchange meetings (CDR, MRA, TIMs), including development of technical artifacts, entry/exit criteria, and written reporting for systems reviews.


• Review armament program portfolios, assess alternative technical approaches, evaluate designs and test results, manage and sustain technical baselines, and support or perform systemlevel testing to ensure subsystem and system performance meets approved specifications.


• Prepare technical reports, presentations, validation criteria, and procedures; analyze engineering results for major weapon systems; and support acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, deployment/fielding, installation, and operational oversight activities.


• Conduct engineering and programmatic trade studies addressing performance, producibility, reliability, maintainability, lifecycle cost, schedule, and risk; support IPTs through technical analyses, documentation, studies, evaluations, and recommendations.


• Support proposal and requirements analyses by reviewing ICDs, CDDs, CPDs, AoAs, MUAs, CONOPS, Technology Development Strategies, and FCAs/PCAs; provide technical assessments of feasibility, compatibility, and costeffectiveness.

• Must have an active Top Secret security clearance and the ability to obtain SCI.


• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an ABET accredited university and 5 years of relevant technical experience.


• Or a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 3 years of relevant technical experience.


• Understanding of Non-Nuclear Munitions Safety Board.


• Experience in engineering management.


• Experience in Agile project management (manage & prioritize workflow).

Why This Role Matters

• Real-World Impact - Your work will support defense and health agencies where AI solutions directly contribute to national security and public well-being.


• Growth-Oriented Environment - Learn from technical leaders, innovate within Agentic AI, and mentor those around you in AI best practices.


• Culture of Empowerment - You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, trust, collaboration, and mission success.

Please join us, as together we build a better world one mission at a time powered by technology and its people!

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)


• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)


• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)


• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)


• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)


• Short Term & Long Term Disability


• Training & Development