Senior System Safety Engineer – HLS Program (BT-26081) in Huntsville, Alabama at Bastion Technologies, Inc.

The Senior System Safety Engineer - HLS Program will support NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) initiatives within the Human Landing Systems (HLS) Program located in Huntsville, AL.

The selected candidate will be assigned to support NASA insight into commercial Human Landing System (HLS) design, development, test, evaluation, and operations and provide senior-level technical safety expertise to help NASA understand, assess, and influence the safety posture of commercially provided lunar landing capabilities. This position supports NASA's safety and mission assurance responsibilities by evaluating whether the provider's design, analyses, verification activities, test programs, operational concepts, and risk management processes adequately identify, control, and verify hazards associated with crewed lunar transportation and surface operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide for NASA insight into the design, development, test, evaluation, and operations associated with Commercial Partner Lunar Lander Systems.
• Develop and present the results of System Safety Engineering analyses and related Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) documentation to the HLS Program and MSFC Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Management during major Program milestone reviews, Safety Reviews, and other technical and SMA reviews in support of Certificate of Flight Readiness (CoFR) processes.
• Perform and/or assess hazard analyses for both in-house and contracted design and development projects, to assure that: (a) all hazards are identified and the associated risks properly characterized; (b) hazard controls satisfy safety requirements and mitigate safety risks; (c) safety verification requirements are clearly identified, including the clear definition of verification pass/fail criteria; and (d) the safety verification status is maintained in a closed loop accounting system.
• Prepare and assess Safety Plans (for both assigned in-house and contracted) design, development, and operational projects to assure compliance with applicable Agency, Center and Program safety requirements.
• Assess and contribute to the development of Project Plans to ensure that safety is properly considered.
• Perform and assess trade studies related to design, development, operation, or mission events for assigned in-house and contracted projects, to assure compliance with safety requirements and to assure safety risks are identified, characterized, and mitigated.
• Assess program or project documentation (e.g., Contractor PWS, Data Requirements Documents, System Requirements Document, Contract End Item, Requirements Verification Compliance procedures) to assure that all safety requirements are addressed in compliance with Government requirements.
• Assess and support development of program or project verification plans and verification requirements (e.g., Verification Plans, Requirements Verification Compliance (RVC) documents) to assure all safety verification requirements are properly included. Assess or generate safety verification compliance data to assure it clearly demonstrates compliance with the safety verification requirements and parent safety requirement.
• Assess test and operating procedures to assure compliance with safety controls and safety verification requirements.
• Assess proposed changes, deviations, and waivers to program and project documentation to assure compliance with safety requirements. This assessment includes evaluation of the impacts to safety and hazard analyses and the effects on program or project risk.
• Evaluate and provide recommendations for acceptance of Non-compliance Reports, and Requests for Waiver/Deviations.
• Track to closure all Safety Data Package (SDP) review comments, Safety Review Action Items and Agreements.
• Track and/or monitor the implementation and validation of hazard controls in accordance with approved hazard reports and verification plans.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED:

This position has been posted at multiple levels (must meet minimum level indicated). Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• This position requires US Citizenship due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
• Must have a bachelor's degree in engineering or other STEM-related degree.
• Must have 5+ years of recent and related work experience in System Safety Engineering (Relevant graduate level education or SMA Professional Certification may serve in lieu of 1-year relevant experience.)
• Possess senior-level knowledge and practical experience in system safety engineering for complex aerospace, spacecraft, launch vehicle, or human spaceflight systems. This includes the ability to identify hazards, evaluate credible causes, assess risk, define or evaluate hazard controls, and determine whether verification evidence supports closure of safety concerns.

DESIRED:

• Experience supporting NASA human spaceflight programs is highly desired, particularly where the candidate has worked directly with NASA safety review processes, program safety organizations, or commercial partner safety products.
• Experience working in a commercial spaceflight environment or insight-based acquisition model is highly desirable.
• Ability to develop fault tree analysis, logic trees, risk definition and mitigation analyses, hazard analysis and trending and data searches. Experience with Computer Aided Fault Tree Analysis (CAFTA) Software is highly desired.
• Experience with advanced or complementary safety analysis methods is desired, particularly where these methods improve understanding of complex integrated system behavior.

WORK LOCATION:

• This position is located onsite and offers a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off; some travel may be required.
• Schedules are subject to change based on the requirements of the position and/or customer needs.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED:

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a national agency check and some positions require clearance and will require an extensive background verification/check process.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING REQUIRED:

All Bastion employees must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and are required to participate in periodic random drug and alcohol screenings.

STANDARD BASTION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS.
• All of Bastion's employees must be team players with strong work ethics and must be culture oriented.
• Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers.
• Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
• Must be organized with good time management skills and must be able to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
• Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on the task.
• Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of the time) and may require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of the time).
• Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical.

BASTION BENEFITS:

Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for their full-time employees; medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, holidays, flexible work schedules (when available), along with many other options. We also support career advancement through professional training and development.

ABOUT BASTION:

Bastion offers career opportunities with competitive benefits, exciting possibilities for advancement, and an exceptional work environment; the well-being of our employees is a priority, and our flexibility allows our employees a great work life balance. Our culture is based on strong business ethics, integrity, and professionalism. Our team members are known for their initiative and high-quality work. When it comes to our employees, we value, respect, and help them grow in their careers.

WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE:

At Bastion, we are passionate about our people and our safety culture. Individual thoughts, opinions, and perspectives bring value and help us develop solutions for challenging problems, they make us more inventive, and more resilient.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Bastion participates in e-Verify.

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This position qualifies for the internal Bastion Employee Referral Program as a "Critical to Fill" position.