Aerospace Systems Safety Engineer III

Work Location: NASA Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
Minimum Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Clearance: US Government
 
  
JOB DESCRIPTION: Aerospace Systems Safety Engineer III

  
Perform System Safety Engineering assessments and analyses of Space Station Systems and Payload flown on Soyuz, Progress, US Commercial or International Partner (IP) vehicles in order to:
      

• Identify and quantify risk;
• Assure compliance with NASA safety requirements;
• Provide detailed reports and recommendations for mitigation strategies;
• Prepare and present technical presentations;
• Participate in Safety Panel Reviews
• Review flight documents, operational scenarios, and subsequent changes for safety impact;
• Participate in associated meetings,
• Provide real-time and post-flight engineering support for flight anomaly investigations;
• Work with customers - NASA, Space Station Contractors, International Partners and Payload Providers.

   
REQUIREMENTS: Aerospace Systems Safety Engineer III
   
Education: BS Degree in Aerospace Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Degree may be considered depending on experience)
    
Year(s) of Experience: 10+ years
    
Required Skills and Traits:
    

• Excellent oral and above average written communications skills; Ability to develop excellent working relationships with customers, peers, and management;
• Experience using Microsoft Office to prepare detailed reports, presentations, and spreadsheets to convey technical information to customers and management
• Experience providing detailed technical briefings and progress reports to team members, customers and management
• 6 to 10 years related experience in any NASA Space Programs (e.g., Shuttle, Constellation, Space Station, Commercial Crew)
• Experience in requirements development, verification or assurance
• Experience in systems (or payloads) engineering or safety analysis
• Must be able to travel (~10%)

    
Other Desired Skills
      

• Minimum 8 years’ experience supporting the International Space Station in Safety, Operations, Training, Safety Panels and/or Flight Support.
• Familiarity with the NASA organization and with the International Space Station (ISS) subsystems and component
• NASA system flight safety review process experience to include participation in safety reviews
• Experience with direct participation in conducting and documenting space system safety review
• Knowledge of fault tree and risk management analysis
• An understanding of NASA ISS Safety Requirements, SSP 50021, as well as Payload Requirements SSP 51700
• An understanding of system safety hazards analysis process to include the generation of hazards analysis

       

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