Explosives System Safety Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Drive munitions, warhead, and fuzing certification programs through DoD weapons safety review boards (WSERB, FISTRP, SSSTRP)
• Create, review, manage, and present safety documentation packages to internal stakeholders, customers, and fuze/safety boards
• Partner with engineering, program management, and operations teams to ensure safety and certification information is accurate and thorough
• Plan and execute testing, analysis, and review milestones — taking a proactive approach to minimize certification timelines
• Perform root cause analysis and document corrective actions relevant to the safety review process
• Manage project deliverables including requirements documentation, change control, traceability, and reliability matrices
• Create frameworks and establish precedent for government reviews and system certifications to support future programs
• Flow down safety guidance and coordinate with key vendors (ESAD, warhead, etc.) as needed

Job requirements

• BS or higher in mechanical, systems, aerospace, or another engineering discipline
• 3+ years of experience in design, safety, certification, and systems engineering of ordnance systems
• Warhead/fuze review board experience
• Munitions system certification or qualification experience
• Deep working knowledge of MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1316, and MIL-STD-1901
• Experience in program management, customer and vendor management, and managing schedules and budgets
• Ability to travel for testing and customer meetings (surges up to 25%)
• Experience preparing formal safety documentation (specifications, test procedures, technical reports)