Safety and Reliability Sr. Systems Engineer

About the Role

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. As part of a small team, you will work on New Glenn at the system level for the New Glenn Program, focusing on system safety, reliability, and risk.

Responsibilities

• Create, evaluate, and perform reviews of system safety and reliability analyses including Hazard Assessments, FMECAs/HAZOPs, Fault Trees, Common Cause Assessments, Reliability Predictions, Reliability Block Diagrams, Human Error Assessments, and Hazard Sheets
• Evaluate safety products and requirements for compliance with internal and external standards including Range Safety, NASA, FAA, MIL-STD-882, or ARP-4761
• Implement and maintain system safety processes and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Train and mentor engineers on identifying and analyzing system safety risks
• Work with systems engineering and subsystem cognizant engineers to identify and verify compliance with system safety requirements
• Assist in generating metrics and report on program system safety statuses
• Foster and maintain a healthy culture of system safety for New Glenn

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or related field
• 8+ years of professional experience within integrated systems
• Experience with system engineering principles
• Experience in at least one of the areas of analysis, design, or integrated testing
• Engineering experience in at least one of the following areas: fluids, thermal, propulsion, avionics, electrical hardware, telemetry/communications, structural, ground operations, or flight/ground autonomy
• Possess strategic and proactive thinking as well as the ability to communicate effectively while working within set timelines
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within large development programs
• Ability to thrive in a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment
• System development/integration experience, preferably with aerospace hardware
• Knowledge of current systems engineering/integration tools and methodologies
• 3+ years of system safety/reliability experience performing FHAs, FMEA/FMECAs, FTAs, CCAs, Reliability Predictions, RBDs
• Experience performing compliance assessments and tailoring FAA/Range Safety launch system requirements
• Experience with a variety of complex aerospace or launch vehicle systems
• Professional history of successful process ownership

Pay

Base pay ranges:

• CA: $145,188.00 - $203,263.20
• CO: $133,500.00 - $186,898.95
• WA: $145,188.00 - $203,263.20

Other site ranges may differ.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. Must be on-site full-time in WA, FL, or CO offices.