A-P-T Research, Inc. is
Providing Safe Solutions.

A-P-T Research, Inc., (Analysis, Planning, Test, Research, or “APT”) was established in 1990 and is an employee-owned, small business with headquarters in Huntsville, AL, and multiple domestic sites including a significant presence in Florida and Texas. APT provides safety and mission assurance (SMA) focused specialty engineering services to government and industry partners. Our SMA expertise includes system safety, reliability / availability / maintainability, quality engineering / assurance, software system safety / assurance, independent verification and validation (IV&V), software development and modeling, artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI / ML) safety, range safety, explosives safety, airworthiness, risk analysis, training and workforce development, and related areas.  We also have expertise in developing the full lifecycle suite of program / project SMA documentation, plans, tailored requirements, milestone artifacts, and phase safety review data packages / deliverables / presentations, etc., and our SMA processes align with standard, model-based, and agile system engineering processes. Our personnel are owners and each share in the commitment to APT’s corporate mission of continually providing state-of-the-art expertise and ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction.

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Explosives Safety | 8-10 Sep 2026

8 September 2026 - 10 September 2026

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. Online and in-person attendance options are available. See Event Details tab below for more info. Indicate online or in-person attendance during registration. Registration will close one week before the start of the course. 

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Probabilistic Risk Assessment | 24-25 Sep 2026

24 September 2026 - 25 September 2026

Online and in-person attendance options are available. See Event Details tab below for more info. Indicate online or in-person attendance during registration.

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Reliability Engineering | 28-30 Sep 2026

28 September 2026 - 30 September 2026

The Reliability Engineering training course is designed for professionals wanting to advance their understanding and knowledge in reliability engineering tools and techniques and their application in technical assessments and special studies. Online and in-person attendance options are available. See Event Details tab below for more info. Indicate online or in-person attendance during registration. <!--A minimum attendance requirement must be met to conduct this course. If you are interested in attending this course on this date, enter your email here. We will contact you when registration opens.-->

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System Safety Engineering | 26-30 Oct 2026

26 October 2026 - 30 October 2026

The System Safety Engineering course builds upon your knowledge as a safety professional or a supervisor/ manager, to develop competence and sharpen skills in the techniques that support hazard discovery, the assessment and control of risk, and in reviewing work of this kind performed by others. You will receive guidance in the management of limited resources for the optimum control of risk. Online and in-person attendance options are available. See Event Details tab below for more info. Indicate online or in-person attendance during registration. A minimum attendance requirement must be met to conduct this course. If you are interested in attending this course on this date, enter your email here. We will contact you when registration opens.

Explosives Safety | 17-19 Nov 2026

17 November 2026 - 19 November 2026

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. Online and in-person attendance options are available. See Event Details tab below for more info. Indicate online or in-person attendance during registration. Registration will close one week before the start of the course.  A minimum attendance requirement must be met to conduct this course. If you are interested in attending this course on this date, enter your email here. We will contact you when registration opens.

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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.