Sys Safety Engr
SAIC
Houston, TX 77058
Description
Job ID: 2610261
Location: Houston, TX, US
Date Posted: 2026-03-14
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Sys Safety Engr
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
We offer an exciting and challenging opportunity to support NASA’s present and future human spaceflight programs at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas under the Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract (SMAEC). This is an exciting time to be making history with the NASA Safety & Mission Assurance (S&MA) team assuring continuous human presence on the International Space Station and returning humans to the Moon and on to Mars, safely. You will work in a collaborative environment comprised of NASA engineers, mission operations specialists, and commercial spaceflight experts. You will apply design and operations knowledge/expertise in various areas of S&MA; such as, system safety, reliability, quality engineering/assurance, software safety, risk management, etc. This position specifically supports the International Space Station Program safety review process.
Job Description:
- Evaluation of products including hazard analysis, design verification analysis, reliability and maintainability analysis, hardware qualification and acceptance test reports
- Evaluation of changes to requirements, materials, processes and procedures for potential impacts to flight safety and mission success
- Evaluation of spacecraft design and operations for compliance to NASA S&MA requirements and system certification limits / constraints
- Assist with the development and effective implementation of S&MA requirements, processes and procedures
- Perform qualitative and quantitative risk assessments and trade studies
- Identify, characterize and provide recommendations regarding mitigation of safety and mission assurance risks to senior management Participation in failure analysis and problem resolution
Qualifications
Required Education:
- Bachelors and two (2) years or more experience; Masters and 0 years related experience
Desired Education:
- BS degree in Engineering or related Science/Technical field (Electrical, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering preferred)
Required Skills:
- 3+ years related experience
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills
- Technical excellence, integrity, and self-initiative
- Ability to work effectively across multiple organizations / stakeholders and within a teaming environment to get results
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Power Point, Excel)
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Experience with spacecraft design, test and verification, maintenance, and operations
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
Must be a U.S. citizen. Must be able to obtain and retain Public Trust security clearance.
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