Autonomy & Fault Engineer for Experimental Spaceflight

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a Space Systems Engineer to support technology integration and the development of first-of-kind space vehicles and missions.

You will develop autonomy aligned with customer risk tolerance, analyze failure modes, and coordinate with stakeholders to implement fault and autonomy architectures. A TS/SCI clearance is required and previous mission operations experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate in engineering, CS, math, physics or chemistry.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance; clearance active within the past 24 months.
• U.S. Citizenship for security clearance; export control requirements for a U.S. Person.
• Tier 5 (T5) or Continuous Evaluation program; no visa sponsorship.
• Preferred: 3 years systems engineering experience; 2 years project management experience; spacecraft/missons ops experience.

Responsibilities

• Support technology integration and development of first-of-kind space vehicles and missions
• Develop and present review packages to internal and external senior leadership
• Ensure system hardware designs have adequate redundancy for fault tolerance
• Develop autonomy aligned with customer risk tolerance in the presence of anomalies
• Analyze system failure modes using FMECA or fault tree analysis
• Develop software requirements for onboard fault protection to detect and isolate failures and transition to spacecraft safing modes
• Design autonomy or ground procedures to recover from failures
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement fault and autonomy architectures
• Serve as a core point of contact for customers and work with subject matter experts
• Work in multidisciplinary teams to bring concepts of operations to fruition
• Provide occasional on-call support for system anomalies
• Work as an individual contributor and project lead

Skills

Systems engineering

Project management

Autonomy design

Fault analysis

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/Doctorate in STEM fields

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Fault Tree Analysis

FMECA

Job description

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a Space Systems Engineer to support technology integration and the development of first-of-kind space vehicles and missions.

You will develop autonomy aligned with customer risk tolerance, analyze failure modes, and coordinate with stakeholders to implement fault and autonomy architectures. A TS/SCI clearance is required and previous mission operations experience is preferred.