Safety Engineer (High-Energy Laser Systems)

Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States; onsite support for laboratory, test range, and military range operations

Company

hirify.global is a 100% employee-owned federal contractor supporting government and defense programs.

What you will do

• Investigate, understand, and evaluate technical issues related to high-energy laser system safety.
• Provide systems and safety engineering support for Army laser weapon technologies during design, fabrication, and testing.
• Define safe laser operations for laboratory, test, training, and military ranges, including field testing against static and dynamic targets.
• Support the development and safe testing of laser components, subsystems, and systems with government and contractor engineers and scientists.
• Assist with HardWare Abort System and Satellite Predictive Avoidance methods.
• Develop project requirements and support technical objectives, costs, schedules, and readiness-level 6 Vulnerability Modules for DT&E testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering and at least 10 years of experience.
• Understanding of laser source, beam control, power management, thermal management, and battle management/fire control subsystems.
• Highly skilled in MATLAB and Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Project.
• Ability to explain complex laser-system features to senior government managers and work with minimal direction under rigid schedules.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 15% of the time.

Nice to have

• Experience with solid-state laser systems and subsystems.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% employee-owned company.
• Work with government and contractor teams on Army laser weapon development and testing.
• Equal employment opportunity employer and VEVRAA-governed federal contractor.