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Systems Safety Engineer

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
401(k)
United States, California, Edwards Air Force Base
Jun 23, 2026
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is hiring a Systems Safety Engineer in Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens and be required to undergo a background check. Responsibilities: Support NASA's X-59 Low Boom Supersonic Aircraft test program. Facilitate the development, documentation, and implementation of system safety plans for flight and ground operations. Lead projects through NASA's System Safety Working Group process to capture project risks, classify hazards, and develop acceptable mitigations to minimize operational risks to an acceptable level. Lead and facilitate system safety and hazard management in an organized, disciplined approach to the identification and mitigation of test safety hazards affecting personnel, hardware, and mission success to an acceptable level. Provide system safety expertise to the project teams. Maintain Continuous Risk Management (CRM), capture lessons-learned, and analyze component-level reliability and maintainability. Manage and lead projects through System Safety Working Group (SSWG) discussions, capture project risks, hazards classification and mitigation formulation. Develop and maintain project hazard database and support project hazards reporting. Support review group(s) chartered to provide independent assessments of the project. Participate in project meetings, configuration control boards, design reviews, and flight readiness reviews Prepare presentations and present project system safety hazard status in front of NASA center management and/or agency safety review boards as required. Complete a curriculum of NASA and DoD training to ensure system safety competency required by the various NASA operations. Qualifications Required: Minimum 5 years of experience as a project engineer, or project manager Knowledge of engineering, technology and systems engineering concepts. Ability to mentor less experienced engineers in specific system safety process and principles. Exercise a high degree of originality and sound judgment in formulating, evaluating, and correlating broad engineering research concepts, guiding the analysis of unique problems. Possess innovative thinking, problem-solving, and independent judgment in resolving complex issues. Prior experience as a technical team member in the development, prototyping and flight testing of unique aerospace systems Ability to apply safety analysis techniques such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) for identifying failure modes in design, manufacturing, assembly, and operations is desirable. Have a willingness to lead teams to identify, categorize, mitigate, and manage system safety risks (hazards) to personnel, mission systems and supporting systems. Experience in one or more of the following technology areas: aircraft systems, avionics hardware systems, software design, development and management, real-time systems, Unmanned Aircraft Systems or system test and validation. Education Requirements:* An accredited bachelor's or master's degrees in Aeronautical, Aerospace, Electronics, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Electronics Technology, Computer Science, Human Factors, Safety, or Industrial Engineering. Clearance Requirements:* Qualified candidate must be a U.S. Citizen. Must undergo necessary training to acquire the necessary NASA System Safety competency. Travel Requirements: Occasional travel within the United States may be required. #LI-RC2* Interesting Work: Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security. Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry. 100% Employee Owned: We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year. Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for: Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year Flexible schedules 6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December) Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993. Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide. For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com MTSI embraces nine core values including our first core value of Employees come first. Consistent with our Core Values, we are committed to Equal Opportunity, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. MTSI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities.