Safety Engineer Jobs in Alabama
Safety Engineer jobs in Alabama concentrate in Huntsville, Birmingham, and Mobile, where defense contractors, chemical manufacturers, and aerospace firms drive consistent demand across process safety, industrial hygiene, and occupational health specialties. Northrop Grumman, Chemours, and Austal USA are among the established employers with lasting safety engineering needs in the state. Openings range from entry-level site safety roles to senior process safety engineers managing compliance across large facilities. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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AcqCentric is seeking a highly skilled Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate. In this role, you will provide critical engineering expertise for the flight terminations systems (FTS) used across launch and reentry vehicles.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Serve as Range Safety expert on behalf of the Targets Program office during flight tests, Range Safety Working Groups, and flight termination testing.
- Provide oversight of requirements development, allocation and verification for target system FTS products, including autonomous flight termination systems.
- Conduct technical surveillance across FTS hardware and software development, qualification, acceptance, integration, and final checkout.
- Author technical reports detailing system status, analytical findings, and formal recommendations.
- Represent government stakeholder interests in technical working groups, customer forums, and formal design reviews
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrated background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems.
- Education & Experience: Master’s degree in STEM with 12+ years of experience
- Security Clearance: Active DoD Secret clearance
- Standards: Proficient in flight safety analysis products, specifically RCC-319 (Flight Termination Commonality Standard) and RCC-324 (Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard).
- Tracking Systems: Working knowledge of range tracking architectures, including GPS, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), and C-band tracking
- Communication & Mobility: Strong written and verbal briefing skills; willingness and ability to travel for mission deployments.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Direct experience with Autonomous Flight Termination Systems (AFTS)
- Hands-on flight test operations experience.
- Technical background in RF systems, antennas, batteries, and ordnance devices.
- 10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace.
AcqCentric is seeking a highly skilled Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate. In this role, you will provide critical engineering expertise for the flight terminations systems (FTS) used across launch and reentry vehicles.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Serve as Range Safety expert on behalf of the Targets Program office during flight tests, Range Safety Working Groups, and flight termination testing.
- Provide oversight of requirements development, allocation and verification for target system FTS products, including autonomous flight termination systems.
- Conduct technical surveillance across FTS hardware and software development, qualification, acceptance, integration, and final checkout.
- Author technical reports detailing system status, analytical findings, and formal recommendations.
- Represent government stakeholder interests in technical working groups, customer forums, and formal design reviews
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrated background in flight termination systems and ordnance systems.
- Education & Experience: Master’s degree in STEM with 12+ years of experience
- Security Clearance: Active DoD Secret clearance
- Standards: Proficient in flight safety analysis products, specifically RCC-319 (Flight Termination Commonality Standard) and RCC-324 (Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard).
- Tracking Systems: Working knowledge of range tracking architectures, including GPS, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), and C-band tracking
- Communication & Mobility: Strong written and verbal briefing skills; willingness and ability to travel for mission deployments.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Direct experience with Autonomous Flight Termination Systems (AFTS)
- Hands-on flight test operations experience.
- Technical background in RF systems, antennas, batteries, and ordnance devices.
- 10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace.
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What Alabama Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in safety engineer jobs across Alabama.
- Active Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential recognized by Alabama employers
- Bachelor's degree in safety engineering, industrial engineering, or a closely related field
- Demonstrated experience with OSHA standards, specifically 29 CFR 1910 and 1926
- Proficiency conducting job hazard analyses, incident investigations, and root cause analysis
- Experience with process safety management systems in manufacturing or chemical environments
- Ability to obtain a security clearance for defense and government contractor roles in Huntsville
Safety Engineer Jobs in Alabama: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a safety engineer in Alabama?
Start with a bachelor's degree in safety, engineering, or industrial hygiene, then pursue the Certified Safety Professional credential through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, which is the standard qualification Alabama employers require. Alabama does not issue a separate state safety engineer license, so the CSP is the primary credential that validates professional competency. Many candidates build experience in construction, manufacturing, or defense before sitting for the CSP exam.
Which companies hire safety engineers in Alabama?
Alabama safety engineer roles are posted by AeroVironment, bastion technologies, and Avion Solutions and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Alabama's defense corridor in Huntsville and its chemical and shipbuilding industries along the Gulf Coast consistently generate the most sustained demand from large, long-established employers.
Which Alabama cities have the most safety engineer jobs?
Huntsville, Redstone Arsenal, and Alabama lead Alabama for safety engineer openings, reflecting the concentration of defense contractors and federal agencies in Huntsville, the broad manufacturing and healthcare base in Birmingham, and the shipbuilding and petrochemical industries anchored in Mobile along the Gulf Coast.
Are there remote safety engineer jobs in Alabama?
Yes, but they're rare. Safety engineering is fundamentally site-based work, requiring physical presence for inspections, audits, and incident response, so fully remote roles are the exception. About 20% of safety engineer openings tied to Alabama are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and those positions tend to cover program management, compliance documentation, or corporate EHS advisory functions rather than field safety work.
How can I get hired as a safety engineer in Alabama with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying for a safety coordinator or EHS technician role, which large Alabama employers like Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama in Huntsville and AM/NS Calvert in Mobile use as structured entry points into their safety organizations. Internships through Auburn University or the University of Alabama's engineering programs connect students directly with Alabama manufacturers and contractors. Earning an Associate Safety Professional credential before graduation gives candidates a concrete qualification that separates them from applicants without safety-specific credentials.
Where can I find and apply to safety engineer jobs in Alabama?
You can find and apply to safety engineer jobs in Alabama on Migrate Mate, which lists current Alabama openings across industries including defense, manufacturing, and chemical processing. Search the roles available, identify the ones that match your experience and location, and apply directly to each position that fits your background.
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