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Senior System Safety Engineer

Tetra Tech Careers
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 5/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/7/2026

Tetra Tech AMT is looking for a highly skilled Senior System Safety Engineer to join our growing enterprise safety team. This role is integral to implementing sophisticated aviation operations, including aviation related airspace, air traffic control procedures, and automated systems used in air traffic management. As a Senior System Safety Engineer, you will participate in safety analyses and review safety assessments that conform to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety management system (SMS) policies and guidelines. The candidate should be able to contribute to the design of automation tools used for safety risk analysis.  The ideal candidate will have awareness of aviation hazard and occurrence taxonomies used in incident/accident reports related to aircraft, air traffic control, and airports.

Primary job duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Facilitate the integration of Safety Risk Management (SRM) into existing NAS changes including concepts, engineering, and document revisions using enterprise safety analysis methodologies for risk assessment and mitigation
  • Support, advise, and assist FAA R&D and modernization projects by conducting SRM
    Ability to produce technical documentation and presentations and present material to FAA senior management
  • Facilitate, if needed, the SRM decision process, including documentation development
  • Provide recommendations to management regarding SRM document review and approval
    Interface, as requested, with management, regarding risk acceptance, SRM document approval, and other SRM-related topics
  • Participate in safety-related meetings across FAA lines-of-business
  • Participate in SRM panels, Safety Case Lead deliberations and Safety Strategy Meetings
  • Be aware of NAS safety in daily work responsibilities and report conditions that may affect NAS safety to the Manager, Enterprise Safety and Information Security Division
     

The successful candidate will have:

  • 10 years of experience in aviation safety or air traffic management
  • Familiarity with the use of MS Office Suite including MS Access and Visio
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field
  • A Master’s or MBA may be substituted for Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience
  • A PhD in a related field may be substituted for Bachelor's degree and 7 years of experience
  • Excellent technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to clearly present findings and articulate complex safety issues
  • Understanding of US airspace operations
  • Hold or be eligible to obtain a public trust suitability
  • Familiarity with ICAO and FAA SMS policies and guidance materials
  • Familiarity with federal aviation regulations, including Title 14 and 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations

 

Salary: $150,000 to $160,000 annually. Compensation is based on relevant experience and qualifications.

 

Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital or familial status, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.

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Salary : $150,000 - $160,000

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