A-P-T Research, Inc. (Analysis, Planning, Test Research, or "APT") is a 100% employee-owned, small business based in Cummings Research Park, Huntsville, Alabama. APT provides professional engineering and programmatic services in a variety of disciplines including systems engineering, risk assessment and analysis, test planning, range safety, system safety, software system safety, explosives safety, industrial and quality engineering, quality assurance, mission assurance, Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), software development and modeling, and related areas. APT currently supports more than 50 customers of which approximately 40 are Government agencies. Our personnel are owners and each shares in the commitment to APT's corporate mission of continually providing state-of-the-art expertise and ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction.

Upcoming Training

Explosives Safety | 18-20 May 2021 | Webcast

18 May 2021

This course is designed primarily for individuals who develop, assemble, test, inspect, approve, transport, store or in some other way handle explosive items or material, the Explosive Safety Course is an overview of hazards inherent to explosive operations; associated safety precautions; and methods to analyze, test and obtain approval for explosive activities. This course is going to be offered as a hybrid. There will be limited slots for those that wish to attend in person. This will be on a first come/first serve basis. If you would like to attend at our site, select "Attendance: On-Site" during checkout. Otherwise, you will be registered as a virtual attendee.

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Software System Safety Engineering | 7-10 June 2021 | Webcast (Picatinny)

7 June 2021

Software System Safety Engineering is an integrated combination of Software System Safety (SwSS) and software engineering technologies as applied to system safety. It describes generic SwSS processes adaptable to a variety of customer needs, and is tailorable to specific projects and software development processes. A 4th day has been added to demonstrate the practical use of the model-based "Medini" tool by ANSYS. This tool provides an efficient and comprehensive process to document functional failure conditions, hazards, safety requirements, and risk mitigations as part of objective safety evidence. **SEE EVENT DETAILS TAB BELOW. IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING.

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IMESAFR Training with ATD Module | 15-18 June 2021

15 June 2021

IMESAFR v2.1 Software Training, 15-17 June 2021; ATD Module, 18 June 2021. Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk (IMESAFR) is a probabilistic risk assessment tool used to calculate risk to personnel from explosives facilities. Users will be required to complete the IMESAFR training class to obtain the software license.

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Radiation Safety Basics | 15 June 2021 | Webcast

15 June 2021

The Radiation Safety Basics course is a 1 day training course that is designed as an RSO refresher or an introductory course for a safety professional or a supervisor/manager. The goal of this course is to improve your knowledge about radiation safety. Topics include introduction to health physics, radiation fundamentals and sources, contamination control, radiation protection standards and guidelines, personnel dosimetry, radiation detection instruments, biological effects of ionizing radiation, medical and industrial uses of radiation , and nuclear power systems. This course is taught by a Certified Health Physicist and former AMCOM Radiation Safety Officer with over 25 years of professional experience. **SEE EVENT DETAILS TAB BELOW. IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING.

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Explosives Safety | 13-15 July 2021 | Webcast

13 July 2021

This course is designed primarily for individuals who develop, assemble, test, inspect, approve, transport, store or in some other way handle explosive items or material, the Explosive Safety Course is an overview of hazards inherent to explosive operations; associated safety precautions; and methods to analyze, test and obtain approval for explosive activities. This course is going to be offered as a hybrid. There will be limited slots for those that wish to attend in person. This will be on a first come/first serve basis. If you would like to attend at our site, select "Attendance: On-Site" during checkout. Otherwise, you will be registered as a virtual attendee.

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Software System Safety Engineering | 16-19 August 2021 | Webcast

16 August 2021

Software System Safety Engineering is an integrated combination of Software System Safety (SwSS) and software engineering technologies as applied to system safety. It describes generic SwSS processes adaptable to a variety of customer needs, and is tailorable to specific projects and software development processes. A 4th day has been added to demonstrate the practical use of the model-based "Medini" tool by ANSYS. This tool provides an efficient and comprehensive process to document functional failure conditions, hazards, safety requirements, and risk mitigations as part of objective safety evidence. **SEE EVENT DETAILS TAB BELOW. IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING.

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Employment

We are always looking for enthusiastic, hard-working people to join our team, especially in the fields of system safety, range safety, flight safety, software safety, risk analysis, and software development. To see the latest employment opportunities, visit our employment opportunities page here.