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Senior Systems Safety Engineer

Odyssey Systems


Job Location:

Niceville, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Engineering

Job Summary

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 youre excited about shaping nextgeneration 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. Youll 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 missionready 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 highvisibility 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 tradeoff evaluations configuration control for safetysignificant 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 safetyrelated 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 systemlevel 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 costeffectiveness.

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: Bachelors Degree in a STEM (Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an ABET accredited university and 5 years of relevant technical experience; OR Masters 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.

Technical Skills

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

Interpersonal Skills

  • Excellent communication skills

Additional Information

Location: Eglin AFB FL

Travel: 10%

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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 militarys 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


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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Odyssey builds, secures and integrates capabilities and technologies to meet tomorrow’s mission requirements. We enhance operational readiness through comprehensive program support.

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