Fault & Autonomy Engineer – Experimental Space Programs

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

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Space Systems Engineer to support the integration and development of first-of-kind space vehicles and missions. You will lead reviews for leadership and ensure redundancy in hardware designs to meet fault-tolerance requirements.

The role emphasizes autonomy development aligned with risk tolerance, failure analysis via FMECA, and crafting onboard fault protection software requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science or CS.
• 2+ years of related work experience or equivalent education.
• 1+ years of experience in systems integration with SE processes and procedures.
• Master's degree preferred; 3 years of SE experience preferred.

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 required 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.
• Provide occasional on-call support for system anomalies.
• Lead coordination across internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement fault and autonomy architectures.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to bring concepts of operations to fruition.
• Serve as a core point of contact for customers and subject matter experts.
• Work as an individual contributor and project lead.

Skills

Top Secret/SCI clearance

Systems Engineering

Failure Analysis

Space Operations

Project Management

Education

B.S. in engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

FMECA

Fault Tree Analysis

Systems Engineering Tools

Job description

• 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 required 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
• Provide occasional on-call support for system anomalies
• Lead coordination across internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement fault and autonomy architectures
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to bring concepts of operations to fruition
• Serve as a core point of contact for customers and subject matter experts
• Work as an individual contributor and project lead

Requirements

• Active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship Required
• U.S. Person status required for U.S. export control compliance
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
• 2+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• 1+ years of experience in systems integration with systems engineering processes and procedures
• 1+ years of experience with failure analysis
• Experience in space systems and working with multi-discipline teams
• Experience with systems engineering practices, including requirements definition, risk identification and management, fault tree generation, and FMECA
• Master's degree preferred
• 3 years of systems engineering experience preferred
• 2 years of project management experience preferred
• Experience with spacecraft, launch vehicles, or highly autonomous unmanned systems preferred
• Experience with spacecraft mission operations preferred
• Broad knowledge across spacecraft subsystems preferred
• Successful completion of the Company's Conflict of Interest assessment process
• Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in systems engineering processes, including requirements definition, risk management, and failure analysis, with a strong focus on developing fault protection and autonomy for space systems. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate with stakeholders to implement complex system architectures.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
• Systems Engineering Experience
• Failure Analysis Experience
• Spacecraft Mission Operations Experience
• Project Management Experience

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Systems Integration
• FMECA
• Fault Tree Analysis
• Requirements Definition
• Risk Identification
• Autonomy Development
• Software Requirements Development
• Fault Protection
• Spacecraft Safing Modes
• Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Communication
• Coordination
• Problem-Solving
• Customer Engagement

Industry Keywords

• Space Systems
• Engineering Technology
• Launch Vehicles
• Unmanned Systems
• Spacecraft Subsystems
• Conflict of Interest Assessment
• U.S. Export Control Compliance