Systems Safety Engineer, Senior

Canvas, Inc.; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel 10%

Job summary

Canvas, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Safety Engineer to lead and mature the program’s safety activities at Eglin AFB, FL. The role emphasizes hazard analysis, risk assessment, and artifact validation across the acquisition lifecycle.

You will oversee safety artifacts, review OEM assessments, and provide senior-level recommendations to support safety approvals and flight tests. A Secret with SCI eligibility is required, and travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Clearance: Secret w/ SCI eligibility.
• BS in relevant discipline with 5+ years experience or MS with 3+ years.
• Ability to plan, implement, and manage system safety programs.
• Experience evaluating safety artifacts and test results.

Responsibilities

• Lead System Safety Program activities with senior guidance.
• Oversee safety artifacts such as SSHA, SAR, and hazard logs.
• Evaluate OEM safety assessments for errors and proper risk ranking.
• Deliver senior-level recommendations for safety approvals.
• Provide safety oversight for developmental and operational tests.
• Review T&E plans and safety impacts for program alignment.
• Maintain compliance with PWS security and information-protection rules.
• Advise leadership on safety risks across lifecycle activities.
• Represent the program in safety reviews and briefings.

Skills

System safety engineering

Hazard analysis

Risk assessment

DoD munitions safety

MIL-STD-1316

AFI 63-104

Acquisition documentation

Test & flight safety

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years OR Master’s + 3 years

Job description

## Systems Safety Engineer, SeniorApply: Eglin AFB, FL: Full time: Posted 2 Days Ago: JR100788Duties include, but not limited to:* 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.***Minimum Required Qualifications***Clearance: Secret w/ SCI eligibilityEducation 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***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: On-site, Eglin AFB, FLTravel: 10%