Systems Safety Reliability Engineer - Crew Habitation

Qualified Technical Services•Houston, TX

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Our team has a rewarding position supporting the NASA Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract (SMAEC III) at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX helping to return humans to the Moon and on to Mars, safely. In this role, you will support the Human Landing System (HLS) Program as a Crew Habitation Systems Safety & Reliability Engineer (SRE). Come join our team and help us continue the mission of space exploration!

Requirements

Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, Electrical, Reliability, or related field
9+ years of related experience in engineering or operations for complex, safety critical systems (spacecraft, suits, aircraft, medical devices, nuclear, automotive functional safety, etc.).
U.S. Citizen
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills
Ability to work effectively across multiple organizations / stakeholders and within a teaming environment to get results
Ability to work autonomously, with minimal management oversight, to prioritize work and accomplish tasks within tight schedule constraints
Ability to visualize, articulate, and condense complex issues into concise, easily understood presentations
Ability to generate high quality written technical reports and prepare and give high quality technical presentations for senior management and the customer
Ability to perform some shift work/ on-call duty during periods of HLS mission operations
Basic knowledge and use of personal computer with typical business software
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are mandatory
Must be able to travel (minimal) and work shifts periodically
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance

Nice To Haves

S&MA experience with emphasis on system safety (hazard analysis) and reliability analyses to inform and influence design, test and verification activities, and planned flight operations
Experience performing root cause analysis and development of fault trees

Responsibilities

Provide system safety and reliability subsystem engineering expertise in the area of Crew Habitation Systems (including Active Thermal Control Systems (ATCS), Environmental Control & Life Support Systems (ECLSS), Crew Systems, Crew Health & Performance, and Intra-Vehicular Activity (IVA) Suits) to the HLS Chief Safety Officer/ Safety & Mission Assurance (S&MA) Office
Support real-time HLS flight operations on console as a member of the HLS S&MA Team, with focus on Crew Habitation Systems, including the performance of real-time risk assessments to the crew and/ or lander vehicle
Review and assess HLS Provider Hazard Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and Critical Items Lists for accuracy and completeness, including proposed controls, mitigations, and verifications
Support development of Cross-Program Integrated Hazard Analyses involving Crew Habitation Systems
Review and assess HLS Provider compliance with safety requirements, including requirement verification approaches and variances
Evaluate safety and mission assurance impacts of proposed engineering changes to HLS hardware and processes
Assess HLS hardware Non-Conformances and Problem Reports to ensure that they address safety and reliability issues
Perform system safety and reliability evaluations of proposed HLS mission flight rules and crew operational procedures prior to on-orbit use.
Support program board, panel, and working group discussions to influence and evaluate systems engineering solutions to technical issues
Participate in design milestones, by reviewing deliverables for system safety and reliability impacts