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As of Jun 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for flight safety analyst in the United States is $39.19, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $31.73 and $44.95 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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AspectFlight Safety AnalystFlight Operations Specialist
Required CredentialsFAA certifications, safety training, aviation safety coursesFAA certifications, operational training, aviation regulations
Work EnvironmentAirlines, aviation safety departments, regulatory agenciesAirlines, flight operations departments, ground support
Employer & Industry UsagePrimarily in safety and regulatory roles within aviationInvolved in daily flight operations and logistics

Flight Safety Analysts focus on safety protocols, incident investigations, and regulatory compliance, ensuring aviation safety standards are met. Flight Operations Specialists handle flight planning, scheduling, and operational support. While both roles require aviation certifications and work within the airline or aviation industry, their core responsibilities differ—safety versus operational execution.

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Infographic showing various Flight Safety Analyst job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 99% Physical, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $81,517 per year, or $39.2 per hour.

Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer

APEX TK LLC

Huntsville, AL • On-site

$130K - $150K/yr

Full-time

Posted 3 days ago

Job description

General Overview

APEX TK is looking for an amazingly talented Range Safety Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to support the MDA Targets and Countermeasures Engineering Directorate providing assistance across the targets portfolio with flight termination system and range safety requirements development and verification, GFE and CFE hardware and software development, acceptance, qualification, integration, and checkout. You may also be called upon to support component failure investigations and review boards.

Job Description (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 functionality testing
  • Provide oversight of requirements development and allocation and verification for targets flight termination system products, including autonomous flight termination systems, and associated range safety Performance and/or oversight of GFE and CFE hardware and software development, acceptance, qualification, integration, and checkout
  • Provide summary and detailed level reports as necessary to document status, findings, and recommendations
  • Represent the interests of the customer in Working Groups, forums, and Technical Interchange Meetings

Required Skills (What Required Skills You Bring)

  • Master's degree and 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program or a Bachelor's in STEM field with 20+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program / project
  • Active Secret clearance
  • Working knowledge of Range Safety Requirements, such as RCC-319 Flight Termination Commonality Standard and RCC-324 Global Positioning and Inertial Measurements Range Safety Tracking Systems Commonality Standard
  • Familiarity with missile flight safety analysis and analysis products
  • Proficiency in Range Tracking Systems (inertial measurement, GPS, C-band tracking)
  • Works independently and/or leads teams to analyze and resolve problems
  • Must be able to work in a dynamic environment and have the individual flexibility to work multiple actions simultaneously and resolve time sensitive issues
  • Strong communication skills to include oral, written and briefing

Preferred Skills (Desired but not Required)

  • Familiarity with autonomous flight termination systems
  • Flight Test Range Safety experience
  • Background in batteries, RF systems, ordnance and ordnance devices, antennas.
  • 10 + years of experience in defense and aerospace