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JR SYSTEMS/SOFTWARE SAFETY ENGINEER

IGNITE
Huntsville, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/28/2026
Job Description

Ignite is an ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Huntsville, AL. By design, Ignite is a provider of professional services to customers in educational, federal, and commercial industries and in every action seeks to be the preeminent provider within this business space. Ignite upholds our values of competency, collaboration, innovation, reliability, and results through everything we do.

Ignite is currently seeking a driven, detail-oriented Jr Systems / Software Safety Engineer. This position will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of safety programs by working closely with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to identify, assess, and mitigate hazards throughout the system lifecycle. This role requires direct application of MIL-STD-882E principles to assist in conducting and documenting a variety of hazard analyses, to include developing and tracking mitigation measures according to the system safety design order of precedence. Development of safety documentation including Safety Assessment Reports, risk assessments, and safety incident root cause analysis required to functionally support the safety of product portfolio.

Job Requirements

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

  • Direct application of MIL-STD-882E principles to assist in conducting and documenting a variety of hazard analyses, to include developing and tracking mitigation measures according to the system safety design order of precedence.
  • Development of safety documentation including Safety Assessment Reports, risk assessments, and safety incident root cause analysis required to functionally support the safety of product portfolio.

Required Qualifications

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

  • A bachelor’s degree (or Master’s) in Engineering (systems or safety) discipline and 0-3 years of relevant experience is required.
  • Candidates should have basic knowledge of safety principles, regulations, and practices including experience carrying out hazard mitigation techniques as well as conducting risk analysis on weapons systems.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with application of system safety policies within programs using agile software development, Model Based System Engineering and/or Air and Missile Defense systems is a plus
  • Candidate must be experienced with Microsoft Office products.
  • Experience with JIRA/Confluence or MBSE tools (Cameo/MagicDraw) a plus.
  • Candidate must be able to think independently and be self-motivated, with proven organizational skills, ability to multi-task and support varied assignments. Candidate must be able to think independently and be self-motivated, with proven organizational skills, ability to multi-task and support varied assignments.

Security Clearance Requirements

Must currently hold an active and transferable DoD Secret security clearance

Education Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree (or Master’s) in Engineering (systems or safety) discipline

Other Requirements

Candidate must be a US citizen, and must be a resident near Huntsville, AL, or be willing to relocate.

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