Aerospace Systems Engineer II — Fault Management & Autonomy

Jobtailor; Colorado; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Systems Engineer to develop fault management and autonomy architectures for aerospace programs. You will define redundancy architectures, cross-strapping, and fault containment regions across mission phases, and architect autonomous behaviors for analysis, design, and test.

Collaborate with the Blue Ring spacecraft Systems Engineering, Integration & Test team across the program, driving process improvements with ownership and urgency. TS/SCI clearance and U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical field
• 3+ years of experience with systems engineering principles and processes as they relate to aerospace system development
• Demonstrated experience with fault-tolerance strategies and architectures for safety and mission-critical systems
• Experience with autonomous system design, analysis, and test
• Familiarity with embedded software system design or operation
• First-principles knowledge of major spacecraft subsystems
• Familiarity with FMECA, FTA, and FHA safety and mission assurance analyses
• Ability to form relationships with experts from varying engineering fields and provide constructive feedback about FMSA, safety, and reliability concerns
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Self-directed and capable of balancing several tasks at one time
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Willingness to travel 10–15%
• TS/SCI security clearance required
• Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Responsibilities

• Develop fault management and system autonomy architecture across all mission phases
• Establish and manage fault management architectures, design principles, and requirements
• Define redundancy architecture, including cross-strapping and fault containment regions for integrated systems
• Architect, design, and analyze autonomous behaviors, modes, and states
• Plan and execute integrated system Fault Management and Autonomy Verification and Validation efforts
• Monitor and approve fault management and autonomy design, development, and testing
• Collaborate with the Blue Ring spacecraft Systems Engineering, Integration & Test team and across the program
• Drive process improvements with ownership and urgency

Skills

Fault-Tolerance Strategies

Redundancy Architecture

Embedded Software Design

Safety and Mission-Critical Systems

Verification and Validation

Autonomous Behaviors Analysis

Cross-Strapping Design

Fault Containment Regions

Systems Development

Technical Field Knowledge

Education

B.S. Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering

Physics or Equivalent Technical Field

Job description

Jobtailor seeks a Systems Engineer to develop fault management and autonomy architectures for aerospace programs. You will define redundancy architectures, cross-strapping, and fault containment regions across mission phases, and architect autonomous behaviors for analysis, design, and test.

Collaborate with the Blue Ring spacecraft Systems Engineering, Integration & Test team across the program, driving process improvements with ownership and urgency. TS/SCI clearance and U.S.