Space Systems Reliability Specialist
The role of the Space Systems Reliability Specialist is a vital component in ensuring the success of space missions. This individual will be responsible for identifying, documenting, and managing risk for various spacecraft systems. Working closely with design teams, build teams, and operations teams, this specialist will play a key role in achieving optimal outcomes on flight and test days. Additionally, they will work on console to coordinate and facilitate real-time risk conversations during major test operations and flights.
Main Responsibilities:
* Take ownership of risk tracking for a specific spacecraft system or component and manage risk throughout testing and flight.
* Support technical reviews, including vehicle state machine reviews (software), joint operations reviews (between ground and vehicle teams), and CONOPs reviews as required to understand and provide feedback to operations.
* Organize and run flight readiness reviews to ensure technical readiness and flight data reviews to track action items and learnings from flight.
* Clearly communicate technical risks to executive leadership.
* Provide real-time support for test and flight as the authority for vehicle risk, communicating to leadership as required.
* Support anomaly investigations using tools such as fault trees, fishbones, and 5 whys.
Qualifications and Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
* 5+ years of experience with engineering problem-solving in design, analysis, or test of systems.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
* 8+ years of professional experience in aerospace engineering (design, analysis, or test at the large assembly or system level).
* SQL and/or Python experience.
* High proficiency with basic computer applications (word processing, spreadsheets, presentations).
* Experience with anomaly resolution and documentation of anomaly reports and lessons learned databases.
* Experience with engineering risk management, engineering configuration, and change management.
* On-console test experience or support of launch and/or large-scale test operations.