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Systems Safety Engineer

QTEC Aerospace


Job Location:

Huntsville, AL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 26 August 2026 (13 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 23 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

QTEC Aerospace is seeking a SYSTEMS SAFETY ENGINEER to join our team of professionals in Huntsville AL. The qualified applicant will become part of a team of professionals representing both industry and government. The successful candidate will be detail oriented have a proven track record and a positive work ethic.

Job Summary

QTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals. The successful candidates will function as an integral member of a multi-contractor team providing program engineering and technical support.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include but may not be limited to the following:

  • The candidate will thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations significantly diverse assignments collaborative/teams comprised of all experience levels

Minimum Education and Experience

  • Bachelors degree in a STEM (Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience or a Masters Degree in STEM and 3 years of related work experience or a PhD. and 1 year of related work experience

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

  • Must be able to work on-site in an office environment.
  • At least 2 years of experience with requirements decomposition and management
  • Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes
  • Verification experience or knowledge
  • Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS
  • Experience developing Certification or Verification packages for all levels of requirements (including safety requirements for operations flight test and ground test)
  • Experience developing systems engineering and systems safety products in an Agile environment
  • System Safety Engineering experience conducting comprehensive system safety analyses IAW MIL-STD-882E including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA) System Hazard Analysis (SHA) and Operating & Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA) to ensure compliance and mitigate operational risks
  • Missile Defense Weapon System experience

Desired Knowledge Skills and Abilities

  • Experience with Requirement Verification methods such as Test
  • Associate Safety Professional (ASP) / Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certificate
  • Demonstrated independent planning organization and working in cross-functional teams with a customer focus
  • Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and associated tools
  • INCOSE or System Engineering certification

Security Clearance

Candidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.

Location

Huntsville AL

QTEC Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and advancement in employment without regard to any applicable local state or federally protected class characteristic or non-merit based factor.


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QTEC supports the current Low Earth Orbit (LEO) International Space Station mission through providing independent V&V of the ground systems that monitor and control the on-board ISS payloads/experiments. QTEC supports the Beyond Earth Orbit (BEO) Space Launch System mission through pr ... View more

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