Reliability Engineer

RADIAL SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED•Huntsville, AL

6h•Onsite

About The Position

RSi is looking to fill a Reliability Engineer; E3 position to support our NASA customer. The Reliability Engineer supports the development, verification, and certification of critical systems enabling NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit and Lunar surface missions. In this role, you will perform reliability engineering assessments across system lifecycles, including requirements evaluation, design maturity reviews, operational concepts, early safety and reliability products, and reliability certification of Axiom hardware and mission-support systems. This position supports Axiom engineering and program leadership, NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) Safety & Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate, the Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP), and various ISS, and Lunar program office stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical or Aerospace preferred), or a STEM discipline such as physics or mathematics
8-10 years of relevant engineering experience
Experience supporting real-time operations, ground testing, or crew/flight system training
Experience creating reliability or safety artifacts such as FMEAs, hazard analyses, and fault trees
Familiarity with NASA, DoD, or related aerospace safety, reliability, and quality standards
Ability to learn SMA and engineering processes for certification of EVA or spaceflight hardware
Willingness to travel domestically (less than 10%)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal collaboration skills
Self-directed, motivated work style
Must meet eligibility for a Public Trust background investigation for government issues credentials and IT access/applicants must be able to pass a security background check per Johnson Space Center (JSC) requirements.
You will be required to provide two (2) forms of Federal I9 documents.
You will be required to provide a REAL ID compliant identification to gain access to JSC.
Your name must match on both forms of ID, be original (no copies/digital), and be unexpired.

Nice To Haves

Aid in developing/maturing Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEA) and Critical Items Lists (CILs) to ensure that systems and products perform consistently and without failure over their intended lifespan
Analyze performance data, develop/support reliability tests, and implement improvements to enhance system durability and efficiency
Experience with EVA or EMU hardware and operations, or reliability/safety support for complex space systems
Working knowledge of ISS systems, EVA tools, airlock/EMU interfaces, and related operational concepts
Background in spacesuit development, critical space hardware design, or development of operations products (procedures, flight rules, certification packages)
Experience supporting NASA human spaceflight programs
Ability to perform independent technical research and data gathering
Experience with environmental control and life support systems, thermal control, structural or mechanical systems
Familiarity with human factors considerations for crewed hardware design
Experience supporting real-time EVA or spacecraft operations in a control-room environment

Responsibilities

Become fully knowledgeable of system requirements, functional architectures, mission profiles, and operational scenarios for Axiom-managed spaceflight systems and EVA-related hardware
Developing and assuring reliability and risk analyses (such as FMEAs, fault trees, and reliability models)
Performing hazard/risk assessments
Presenting reliability positions at program boards, technical reviews, and SMA panels
Frequent communication with Axiom leadership, NASA stakeholders, and multidisciplinary engineering teams
Function as integral members of Axiom’s systems engineering, safety, and mission assurance communities