Energetics Safety & Assurance Officer
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DestinusAerospace and defense
Workable workplace: remote. Workable locations: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain. Katwijk aan Zee, South Holland, NetherlandsFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Languages
- Professional working proficiency in English
- Experience
- At least 8 years of professional experience in defense systems safety, explosives safety engineering, system safety engineering, or a closely related field within a defense manufacturing environment
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or another relevant technical discipline.
- At least 8 years of professional experience in defense systems safety, explosives safety engineering, system safety engineering, or a closely related field within a defense manufacturing environment.
- Strong working knowledge of MIL-STD-882E or equivalent system safety frameworks.
- Practical knowledge of insensitive munitions requirements, such as STANAG 4439-type frameworks, and relevant range safety practices.
- Hands-on experience conducting hazard analyses, FMEA, and fault tree analysis, and developing safety case documentation.
- Experience working with safety-critical hardware and complex multidisciplinary engineering systems.
- Familiarity with export control regimes applicable to munitions, defense products, and dual-use technologies.
- Strong technical documentation skills to turn complex safety assessments into clear actions and decisions.
- Professional working proficiency in English.
- A Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline is a plus.
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or an equivalent system safety qualification is a plus.
- Direct experience with missile propulsion, energetic materials, warhead integration, arming and fuzing systems, or UAS flight test safety is highly valued.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain the System Safety Program Plan in line with MIL-STD-882E and relevant regional or customer-specific standards.
- Lead hazard analyses, including PHA, SSHA, and O&SHA, as well as FMEA and fault tree analysis across weapon and aerospace subsystems.
- Own the hazard tracking process and drive risks through assessment, mitigation, verification, and closure.
- Investigate safety incidents, near misses, test anomalies, and other safety-critical events, and follow through on corrective and preventive actions.
- Oversee explosives safety requirements for siting, storage, handling, transportation, insensitive munitions, and quantity-distance criteria.
- Work with range safety officers and internal teams to support live-fire and flight test campaigns.
- Coordinate certification requirements for energetic materials, warheads, propulsion systems, and other safety-critical components before integration and testing.
- Coordinate export-control and end-use compliance documentation with legal and compliance teams.
- Interface with certifying authorities, government representatives, and customer quality teams during qualification and acceptance activities.
- Maintain configuration control, documentation, and end-to-end traceability for safety-critical components and systems.
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