Systems Engineer

Odyssey; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey is seeking a skilled Systems Engineer to lead system safety programs at Eglin AFB, ensuring safety standards for advanced weapon systems. This role requires US citizenship and Top Secret clearance, with a strong focus on risk assessment and compliance with safety regulations.

The ideal candidate has significant experience in system safety engineering and will guide both junior engineers and program leadership. Odyssey offers a dynamic work environment dedicated to technical excellence and employee care.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen.
• Top Secret w/ SCI eligibility.
• 5 years experience with BS or 3 years with MS.

Responsibilities

• Lead System Safety Program activities and provide guidance.
• Oversee the development and review of system safety artifacts.
• Perform evaluations of OEM safety assessments.
• Recommend support for safety-policy decisions.
• Ensure compliance with safety constraints during tests.
• Advise program leadership on safety risks and requirements.

Skills

System safety engineering methods

Hazard identification

Test, flight, and operational readiness

DoD munitions safety regulations

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in relevant discipline

Master of Science in relevant discipline

ABET accredited engineering degree

Job description

Position Summary

Odyssey has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer at Eglin AFB. You'll be the safety maestro behind some of the Air Force’s most advanced weapon systems—leading hazard analyses, steering risk‑reduction decisions, and ensuring mission‑ready performance from concept to sustainment. You’re the go‑to expert leadership depends on when the stakes are high and the safety standards are even higher.

Responsibilities

• Lead System Safety Program activities providing senior technical guidance on hazard analysis, risk assessment, and system safety requirements.
• Oversee the development, review, and validation of system safety artifacts (e.g., SSHA, SAR, O&SHA, hazard logs, risk‑tracking documentation).
• Perform high‑complexity evaluations of OEM safety assessments, identifying analytical errors, validating probability models, and ensuring risks are accurately characterized—mirroring demonstrated duties such as detecting flawed OEM Risk Reduction Safety Assessments and correcting probability‑based risk rankings.
• Deliver senior‑level recommendations that support Air Force operational approvals, safety‑policy decisions, and risk‑acceptance processes.
• Provide expert safety oversight for developmental and operational test events, ensuring ground tests, flight tests, interoperability tests, and reliability tests incorporate correct safety constraints and mitigations.
• Review T&E plans, procedures, and results for safety impacts and ensure alignment with program safety objectives and Air Force standards.
• Fulfill PWS‑directed security requirements, including classified‑material handling, SCI product management, and vault‑access operations—as reflected in documented system‑safety roles.
• Maintain strict compliance with PWS security and information protection requirements (classified product tracking, SCI event support, and secure‑facility procedures).
• Advise program leadership on safety risks and requirements across technology maturation, design reviews, test readiness, fielding decisions, sustainment activities, and configuration changes.
• Represent the program office in high‑visibility technical reviews, safety boards, and briefings to senior stakeholders.
• Partner with engineering, T&E organizations, configuration management, OEM partners, logistics, cybersecurity, reliability engineering, and operational units to ensure safety considerations are embedded throughout the acquisition process.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers in system‑safety methodology, Air Force policy, and acquisition best practices.

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Top Secret w/ SCI eligibility

Education and Years of Experience: Bachelor of Science in relevant discipline and 5 years of relevant experience OR Master of Science in relevant discipline and 3 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

Clearance: Top Secret w/ SCI eligibility

Years of experience: Bachelors and 20 years of relevant experience OR Masters and 15 years OR PhD and 5 years

Education: ABET accredited engineering degree

Technical Skills

• Ability to define, plan, implement, and manage comprehensive system safety programs.
• Expertise in system safety engineering methods for electronic, electro‑mechanical, and mechanical armament systems.
• Knowledge of guidance and control systems, weapons fuzing, suspension and release equipment, and associated test equipment. Strong understanding of design requirements, hazard identification, and system safety implications.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements, specifications, and standards related to system safety, testing, operations, and logistics.
• Experience supporting test, flight, and operational readiness activities.
• Proficiency conducting or reviewing system safety analyses and supporting design trade‑off decisions.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate safety‑critical configuration changes.
• In‑depth knowledge of DoD munitions safety regulations and approval processes (e.g., USAF Nonnuclear Munitions Safety Board, USN Weapon Systems Explosive Safety Review Board).
• Familiarity with applicable standards such as MIL‑STD‑1316.
• Knowledge of AFI 63‑104 Aircraft Stores Compatibility Certification requirements.
• Experience developing and interpreting systems‑safety related acquisition documentation, including Systems Engineering Plans, System Safety Analyses, PESHE, and Life Cycle Sustainment Plans.

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Effective collaboration in multidisciplinary IPT environments
• Ability to work independently on complex, ambiguous technical problems
• Professional judgment and decision‑making in support of senior leadership

Additional Information

Location: Eglin AFB, FL

Travel: 10%

Onsite

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.