Safety Engineer - Long-Range Missile Systems

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

The Space and Intelligence Division provides professional services to the US Space Force, Combatant Commands, Intelligence Community, and NASA. Our work includes enterprise architectural assessments, systems engineering and integration, test, planning and execution, cost estimating and analysis, acquisition support, and cybersecurity. We are trusted partners developing approaches and concepts to meet emerging high priority needs, assessing cutting-edge technologies, and supporting capabilities for our National Defense. Come join the fastest growing Division at Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.

The Strategic Technology Analysis Group, part of SPA's Space and Intelligence Division, offers sophisticated capabilities (people, process & tools) to resolve unique problems in space, cyber, and special operations in support to military services, Secretary of Defense offices (OSD) and theater warfighters. Our portfolio includes the Assistant Secretary of Air Force for Space Acquisition & Integration (SAF/SQ), Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC), Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP), National Space Defense Center (NSDC), Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC), Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), US Space Command (USSPACECOM) and US Space Force (USSF). Come be a part of a high-speed low-drag organization providing unique and tailored solutions for our National Defense!

SPA has an immediate need for a Safety Engineer - Long-Range Missile Systems.

This position will serve as the System Safety and Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB) / Non-Nuclear Munitions Safety Board (NNSB) Lead, providing matrixed support across multiple new missile programs. The SETA contractor will work closely with program managers, systems engineers, and external safety boards to ensure that rigorous system safety engineering principles are applied throughout the rapid prototyping and development lifecycle. This role emphasizes hazard identification, risk mitigation, and strict adherence to DoW explosives and weapons safety standards to ensure the safe testing, fielding, and employment of advanced missile systems.

• Leads matrixed system safety engineering efforts and coordinates WSESRB/NNSB review processes across multiple long-range missile development programs.
• Develop, review, and oversee System Safety Program Plans (SSPP), hazard analyses, and Safety Assessment Reports (SAR) in accordance with MIL-STD-882E.
• Serve as the primary programmatic liaison to independent safety review boards (WSESRB, NNSB, etc.), ensuring all certification requirements and documentation are prepared and submitted effectively.
• Identify, track, and develop mitigation strategies for safety risks associated with energetics, propulsion systems, software safety, and complex weapon integration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and validate complex DoD systems, advanced weapon systems, and C4ISR equipment.
• Participate in project reviews, assess contract deliverables, and coordinate with technical review boards on decisions with broad program impact.
• Review Vendor Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) to ensure product plans and safety certification milestones will reach delivery times according to the overall project schedule.
• Work with the Program Management team and chief engineer to understand priorities and drive project execution in alignment with those priorities.
• Develop presentations, recommendations, and written communications to explain system safety postures, hazard analyses, and mitigation strategies to program management and all stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance at time of application
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Safety, or a related technical discipline
• 15+ years supporting DoW operations and/or program
• Able to support routine local travel, including occasional CONUS/OCONUS travel
• Able to work full-time in a Chantilly VA office within SCIF/SAPF spaces