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Safety Engineer
Missile Defense Agency · Posted 14 days ago
On-site Redstone Arsenal, AL $131K – $197K Apply by Sep 8, 2026 Safety Engineering ENTJENTPINTJINTP Engineering
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This position is part of the Department of War (DoW), Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The incumbent will be responsible for serving as a subject matter expert with leadership responsibilities in one or more of the functional areas of system safety; component safety management and hazard mitigations; software safety; or safety requirements management and implementing project level safety programs to ensure compliance with DOW and Agency level safety guidance.
What You'll Do
- →This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Acq Demo Engineering and Technical Management to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
- →As a Safety Engineer at the NH-0803-4 broadband level, some of your typical work assignments may include: Serving as a subject matter expert with leadership responsibilities in one or more of the functional areas of system safety; component safety management and hazard mitigations; software safety; or safety requirements management.
- →Implementing project level safety programs to ensure compliance with DOW and Agency level safety guidance.
- →Responsible for designing safety of the products delivered to Warfighter.
- →Identifying hazards which may impact the end user, and ensuring these hazards are mitigated to the greatest extent possible and briefed to the Warfighter and MDA senior leadership.
- →Leading and organizing program level System Safety Working Group (SSWG) meetings to status element software development or testing activities.
- →Attending BMDS Level SSWGs.
- →Ensuring system safety engineering, software safety engineering, and mission flight control requirements are implemented into the field, integrating and evolving systems for assigned tests, maintenance, and operations activities.
- →Providing real-time system safety status to management to identify and mitigate risks.
- →Coordinating efforts with MDA QS, ranges used by MDA, and OGAs (Other Government Agencies) to resolve system safety, software safety, and range/flight safety issues.
Requirements
- ✓Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
- ✓All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Personality Fit
Job ID: 84814f94-4dd3-4d96-9027-cf1913485741
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