The Department of War's Research and Engineering (R&E) organization serves as the Department's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and is charged with ensuring the technological superiority of the United States military. Located at the Mark Center in Alexandria, the team works with Pentagon stakeholders and service PEOs. American Systems is seeking a safety-experienced engineering professional to drive safety policy implementation and reviews within R&E.
ResponsibilitiesAs the Systems Safety Engineer, you'll be responsible for the following:
- You'll be providing technical expertise working with DoW as a System Safety Engineer while applying MIL-STD-882E requirements and tasks to product lifecycle activities.
- Review program documents and provide input to DoW policy and guidance on System Safety and related Specialty Engineering field.
- Provide experience in demonstrable combination of on-the-Job and coursework related to System Safety Engineering.
- You'll be providing technical expertise in software safety engineering, fuze safety, munitions and energetics safety or test range safety.
- Lead and participate in Community of Practice and Working Groups meetings with services, civilian agencies, FFRDCs, Industry and Academia on system safety.
- BS in Engineering plus minimum of 10 years of engineering experience including System Safety Engineering.
- MS preferred.
- Experience supporting OUSW.
- Must have a current and active Secret Clearance, TS preferred.
- U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
- At least 10 years of engineering experience, including System Safety Engineering
- Experience supporting OUSW
- Current and active Secret security clearance
- U.S. citizenship required to obtain or hold a U.S. security clearance
- Master of Science degree
- Top Secret security clearance
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The ESOP provides an ownership stake that adds long-term financial value and complements base pay. This employee-ownership structure stands out within the overall package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with automatic enrollment and broad investment options, alongside the ESOP, strengthens retirement pathways beyond salary. These features are presented as competitive within the defense contracting space.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is considered fair or comparable to industry peers, particularly for technical roles. Starting compensation is described as solid for areas like cybersecurity, systems administration, and IT engineering.
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What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
