Why this role stands out
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to significantly impact the development of next-generation Air Force weapon systems by leading critical safety engineering activities throughout the acquisition lifecycle. You'll thrive here if you are a proactive engineer with a passion for solving complex challenges and ensuring the integrity of high-visibility programs. Apply today to shape the future of defense technology and contribute to mission readiness.
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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 resposible 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 Duties include, but not limited to: • 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 contr ol 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.
Experience: Understanding of Non-Nuclear Muntions Safety Board 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 #LI-MB1 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
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