SAIC · 4 hours ago
Systems Safety Engineer
Houston, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expSAIC is supporting the NASA Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The role involves performing system safety evaluations, supporting design reviews, and conducting risk assessments for ISS systems and operational changes.
Information TechnologySecurityService IndustrySoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Complete the ISS S&MA Mission Evaluation Room (MER) training/certification program to support real-time operations
Perform system safety and reliability evaluations of proposed Space Station mission flight rules and Crew Operational Procedures prior to on-orbit use
Complete the ISS S&MA Safety Reliability Engineering training/certification program to support ISS Environments (ENV) S&MA
Complete the ISS S&MA Safety Reliability Engineering training/certification program to support ISS Thermal Control Systems (TCS) S&MA
Support ISS MER console operations budget forecasting and planning discussions
Support Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews of ISS systems hardware; provide engineering evaluations against design and safety requirements
Assure the technical adequacy of analyses developed by outside agencies
Assess the system safety and fault tolerance characteristics of Station flight equipment operations to include analyses using fault trees and event simulation modeling of ISS operational support plans. Develop and evaluate root cause and corrective actions using standard engineering techniques such as Fault Tree Analysis
This position will require extensive oral and written interaction with high-level customer personnel. Perform real-time risk assessments of ISS systems and operational changes and their impacts to the crew and vehicle
Requires some shift work and on-call duty. Participate in the International Space Station Program (ISSP) forums to provide S&MA engineering support in vehicle development and operations processes. Provide technical engineering support to NASA ISSP Representatives to decision-making boards and panels
Review and assess safety analysis hazard reports, requirement non-compliances, and support programmatic safety reviews
Evaluate safety and mission assurance impacts of proposed engineering changes to ISS hardware and processes
Assess Failure Modes and Effects Analyses and Critical Items for S&MA engineering for accuracy and completeness
Assess ISS hardware Problem Reports to ensure that they capture safety and reliability issues
Infrequent travel may be required
Qualification
Required
Bachelors and two (2) years or more experience; Masters and 0 years related experience
BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
5 or more years' experience in operations or engineering
Basic knowledge and use of personal computer with typical business software
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are mandatory
Must be able to travel (minimal) and work shifts periodically
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
Preferred
Experience in Thermal Control Systems
Experience in operational procedure development or evaluation is desirable
Systems Engineering experience is desired. Spacecraft vehicle and system knowledge is desired
NASA S&MA experience is desirable
Company
SAIC
SAIC specializes in IT, enterprise IT, engineering, and professional services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$522.13MKey Investors
U.S. Geothermal
2025-09-22Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2010-09-13Post Ipo Equity· $22M
2006-10-13IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Fecteau
IT Advisor to CEO
Prabu Natarajan
Chief Financial Officer
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