System Safety Engineer

Occupational Summary

Provide health and safety system related services and mindset to implement and support project duties within the Occupational Safety and Systems Safety Program under the direction of management. Act as primary safety representative at Hypergolic Storage Facility during hazardous operations, using engineering principles to maintain systems compliance. Review routine and hazardous operations for compliance with standard procedures, federal, state, and local regulations, and the OSHA Process Safety Management program.

Make recommendations to management to improve employee health and safety and reduce exposure to occupational injury and illness. This is a union, non‑exempt position with the Teamsters.

• Interface on health and safety matters and provide support to ASSC operations and activities at VSFB.
• Interface with customers as required, maintaining a high level of professional support and cooperation.
• Ensure all activities are conducted in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Perform Process Safety Management functions as required by OSHA, with responsibility over assigned elements of the PSM standard and record‑keeping of applicable documents.
• Conduct regular audits of the work environment to ensure personnel follow procedures and use required personal protective equipment.
• Perform engineering calculations, assessments, studies, etc. necessary for daily operations involving cryogenic liquids, pressurized gases, and hypergolic missile propellants.
• Perform risk assessments, hazards analysis, ergonomic evaluations, and risk resolution.
• Develop priorities for compliance based upon a risk assessment matrix.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a Systems Safety Program and Safety Plan.
• Participate in the Safety Working Group with the United States Space Force.
• Provide Systems Safety support for sustaining engineering, facility and procedural changes, employee training, record‑keeping, and emergency response development.
• Interface with customers as required to provide the current status of the overall environmental health and safety program.
• Participate/Chair the Systems Safety Working Group and annotate monthly meetings.
• Provide technical direction to technicians in operations, EFI’s, repairs, or troubleshooting as necessary.
• Assist in investigating accidents, annotating records, and making recommendations to management to prevent secondary occurrences.
• Design, review, and implement procedures for critical and hazardous operations, reviewing them with appropriate members of SLD
  30 Safety.
• Ensure knowledge and compliance of standards and codes: ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code; ASME B31.3 System Piping & Tube Standard; AWS welding standards; CGA compressed gas standards; DOT regulations for portable pressure vessels; military standards for propellants and propellant systems; and AFSPCMAN 91-710 Range Safety regulations.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required to support ASSC operations.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, industrial technology, safety, environmental science, or a related field.
• Recent and relevant experience in engineering or safety operations within the aerospace industry, preferably within the Department of Defense.
• Experience interacting with engineering and safety regulatory personnel and overseeing contractors/subcontractors.
• Knowledge and familiarity with MIL‑STD
  882, AFSPCMAN
  91‑710, and federal, state, and local health and safety regulations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient computer and software skills.
• Knowledge of aerospace ground support systems, propellant concepts, and related practices.
• Desirable background in the design and testing of aerospace ground support systems and facilities.
• PC skills, including experience with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook) and engineering/drafting software such as Solid Works and AutoCAD.

Hourly rate: $62.41.

Amentum is an equal‑opportunity employer and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics is prohibited.