Safety Engineer

Avion Solutions is seeking a Safety Engineer to support SMDC operations in Huntsville, AL on an onsite basis. This role centers on investigating and assessing high-energy laser system safety concerns, then applying system and safety engineering expertise to support Army Laser Weapon technology development and safe test and training range execution.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigation, develop understanding, and evaluate technical issues related to high-energy laser system safety for laboratory and test range operations.
• Provide system and safety engineering expertise to SMDC during development of Army Laser Weapon technologies and systems across design, fabrication, and testing.
• Define safe laser operations for test and training ranges, including field testing against static and dynamic targets at various military ranges.
• Work as part of a government and contractor team developing laser components, subsystems, and systems to support safe testing and operation, including assisting with HardWare Abort System (HWAS) and Satellite Predictive Avoidance methods.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering, with minimum 10 years of experience.
• Understanding of aspects of laser subsystems, including: laser source, beam control, power management, thermal management, and battle management/fire control.
• Ability to operate as a self-starter with minimal direction, and occasionally meet short, rigid delivery schedules.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to coordinate professionally with mid- to upper-level government managers.
• Contribute, as part of a team, to development of top-level project requirements, such as delivering readiness-level 6 Vulnerability Modules to support DT&E testing.
• Understand the technical and operational importance of project technical objectives.
• Work with government and contractor engineers and scientists to help establish project costs and schedules.
• Highly skilled in MATLAB and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Project).
• Ability to simplify complex technical aspects of laser systems for senior government management, including general officers and senior executive service civilians.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain/maintain a DoD security clearance.
• Travel up to 15% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with solid-state laser systems and subsystems is desired.

Technologies

• MATLAB
• Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Project