System Safety Engineer

System Safety Engineer

The System Safety Engineer will support the space program located in Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama.

The selected candidate will be responsible for providing insight/oversight for contracted developments being provided to the Spacecraft / Payload Integration and Evolution (SPIE) office as well as performing Integrated Element Hazard Analyses (IEHAs) and documenting results in System Safety Analysis Reports (SSARs).

Responsibilities:

• Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment & Presentation : Identify, analyze, classify (severity & likelihood), and formally present hazards and risks associated with integration of the Integrated Spacecraft & Payload Element (ISPE) into the SLS vehicle to SMA leadership, risk-accepting authorities, milestone reviews, Table-Top Safety Reviews (TTSRs), and flight readiness/certification forums.
• Safety Requirements Compliance & Documentation Review : Prepare or assess System Safety Program Plans; review SLS program/contractor documentation (PWS, SRD, CEI, DRDs, verification procedures, etc.); assess proposed changes, Non-compliance Reports, and Waiver/Deviation requests to ensure full compliance with NASA Agency, Center, and Program safety requirements.
• Trade Studies & Design/Operations Safety Input : Actively participate in trade studies for design, development, operations, and mission events on both in-house and contracted projects to ensure safety requirements are met, risks are identified/characterized, and appropriate mitigations are implemented.
• Hazard Control Verification & Closure : Develop/assess verification plans and Detailed Verification Objectives (DVOs); generate or evaluate safety verification compliance data; track implementation and validation of hazard controls; confirm successful closure of verifications; and develop/present operational hazard control verification evidence to the Safety Verification Board.
• Procedure & Operational Safety Review : Review test, checkout, and operating procedures for compliance with approved safety controls and verification requirements.
• Tracking, Reporting & Deliverables : Track SSAR review comments and TTSR action items/agreements to closure; prepare and present safety status during COFR, SORR, FRR, and other program reviews; provide required SMASS contract deliverables (weekly/monthly activity reports, MSR/PEB inputs, DRDs, etc.).
• Perform additional system safety engineering tasks as assigned in support of the SLS Vehicle Integration Branch and overall program safety posture.