What are the responsibilities and job description for the NASA ECLSS Safety Engineer position at Qualified Technical Services, Inc?
Work Location: Houston, TX - NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) - Hybrid
Minimum Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Clearance: US Government (Public Trust)
JOB DESCRIPTION: NASA ECLSS Safety Engineer
Our team has an exciting and challenging opportunity to support the NASA Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract (SMAEC III) at the Johnson Space Center in Houston helping to continue our exploration of space. Come join our team and help us continue the mission of space exploration. Systems Engineering and Operations Engineer Responsibilities include:
- 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 Vehicle Subsystem Engineering training/certification program to support ISS Environmental Life Support System (ECLSS) S&MA.
Job Duties:
- 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
REQUIREMENTS: NASA ECLSS Safety Engineer
Education: Bachelors of Science in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
Year(s) of Experience: 0 - 3 years of experience working with engineering or operations
Minimum Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Required Skills and Traits:
- Must possess excellent oral or written skills.
- Must possess good interpersonal skills.
- Self-starter, self-motivated.
- Must be willing to travel (< 5%, domestic).
- Must be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident
- Must be able to successfully complete a Government Background check to receive a Public Trust clearance
Other Desired Skills:
- Experience in Environmental & Life Support 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.
Qualified Technical Services, Inc. is a HUBZone employer. HUBZone residents are encouraged to apply for preferential consideration without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. You are being given the opportunity to provide EEOC information to help our company comply with Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action record keeping, reporting, and other legal requirements and such information will not affect hire ability. We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination-free and harassment-free atmosphere.
