Test System Safety Engineer

Amentum • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Test System Safety Engineer will play a crucial role in supporting NASA's engineering projects by providing safety analysis and guidance for various testing environments. This position involves developing hazard analyses, performing risk assessments, and ensuring safety criteria are met for test hardware and systems. The engineer will collaborate with test teams to prepare for test readiness reviews and contribute to a culture of safety and teamwork within the organization.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree, and 15+ years of experience.
• Excellent communication skills and team-oriented approach.
• Self-Starter with strong scheduling ability.
• Problem-solving capability and mentoring skills.

Nice To Haves

• Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree and extensive documented experience in a NASA or other space related environment.
• Working knowledge of NASA and industry safety codes, standards, and processes and their application in a facility test system environment is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Perform trade-off studies, analysis, and systems interfacing, as well as performance and coordination of analyses, testing, and verification efforts.
• Analyze engineering concepts from requirements, mission needs, and/or system improvement needs.
• Actively contribute to the Amentum safety culture of Beyond Zero and foster a strong environment of teamwork across all sections of the Facility and Test Department, as well as Amentum and NASA customers.
• Review facility systems and associated support equipment, functional specifications and operations, and establish risk levels and safety requirements for assigned tests and facilities.
• Independently analyze and recommend safety criteria surrounding test hardware, system design, equipment, and procedures to control or eliminate hazards.
• Concurrently perform system safety engineering for multiple programs and projects, participate in project reviews, and ensure system safety tasks and responsibilities are identified and on schedule.
• Create hazard analyses of facility hardware used in support of flight hardware testing using analytical techniques to include Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis.
• Develop hazard controls and verifications based on hazards identified.
• Research, develop, and present completed analyses to facility managers and Test Readiness Review Board.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• Excellent personal and professional career growth
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
• Onsite cafeteria (breakfast & lunch)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree