Senior Systems Safety Engineer

Odyssey; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey is looking for a Senior System Safety Engineer to support the Agile Weapons Division at Eglin AFB, FL. This role involves overseeing engineering activities and ensuring system safety throughout the weapon systems acquisition process. You will collaborate with a team to define requirements and guide system design while addressing complex engineering challenges.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens with a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and substantial experience in technical roles. The position requires strong communication skills and the ability to manage technical and safety artifacts effectively.

Onsite work expected with some travel involved.

Qualifications

• Must have Active DoD Secret clearance and ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in STEM and 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Master's degree in STEM and 3 years of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering activities across all acquisition phases.
• Lead system safety program activities, including hazard identification.
• Assist with and maintain required engineering documentation.
• Review armament program portfolios and assess technical approaches.

Skills

Engineering management experience

Agile project management

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline

Master's Degree in a STEM discipline

Job description

Position Summary

Odyssey has an exciting opportunity for a Senior System Safety Engineer supporting the Agile 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 next‑generation 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, mission‑ready capability to the warfighter. This is a role for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, managing technical and safety artifacts, and bringing structure, clarity, and discipline to high‑visibility programs.

Responsibilities

• 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 trade‑off evaluations, configuration control for safety‑significant changes, participation in test/flight readiness events, and interpretation of safety standards and requirements.
• Apply deep knowledge of MIL‑STD‑882, MIL‑STD‑1316, DoD munitions safety processes (NNMSB, WSESRB), AFI 63‑104, and safety‑related 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 system‑level 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 cost‑effectiveness.

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Must have Active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with background investigation completed within the last 5 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) and ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.

Education and Years of Experience: 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 Master's Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 3 years of relevant technical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Clearance: Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SSBI and/or Active DoD Top Secret with SCI within 4 years of last investigation.

Technical Skills

• Engineering management experience
• Agile project management (manage & prioritize workflow)

Interpersonal Skills

• Excellent communication skills

Additional Information

Location: Eglin AFB, FL

Travel: 10%

Onsite