Senior Acquisition Program Engineer - System Safety

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd.•Niceville, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Senior Acquisition Program Engineer – System Safety at Eglin AFB, you’re the safety maestro behind some of the Air Force’s most advanced weapon systems—leading tough 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. And when the job’s done? You step out into the Emerald Coast—where world‑class beaches make every workday feel like it ends in paradise.

Requirements

Must be a US citizen
TS/SCI eligible
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (ABET‑accredited) or closely related technical discipline
10+ years of experience

Nice To Haves

TS/SCI eligible
Advanced Degree in related technical discipline
15+ years of experience

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 junior engineers and provide mentorship in system-safety methodology, Air Force policy, and acquisition best practices.