Senior Systems Safety Engineer

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group is looking for a Senior Systems Safety Engineer to support the Agile Weapons Division at Eglin AFB, FL. This role involves driving safety standards and ensuring mission readiness by managing complex engineering challenges and guiding system design.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM field and relevant experience in defense acquisition. Odyssey values commitment, ambition, and respect in supporting the warfighting ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen.
• Active DoD Secret or higher clearance.
• 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's or 3+ years with a Master's in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering activities across all acquisition phases.
• Lead system safety program activities.
• Manage system safety artifacts and ensure disciplined program execution.
• Assist with required engineering documentation and technical reviews.
• Prepare technical reports and analyze engineering results.

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 Systems 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 are 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 will 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 MILSTD882, MILSTD1316, DoD munitions safety processes (NNMSB, WSESRB), AFI 63104, 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 five years or currently enrolled in 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 five years of relevant technical experience; OR Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and three years of relevant technical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Technical Skills

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

Interpersonal Skills

• Excellent communication skills

Location: Eglin AFB, FL

Travel: 10%

Onsite

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Company Overview

Odyssey is a world‑class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain‑specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities