Human-Rating Space Safety Engineer

Gravitics Inc; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Medical benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Gravitics Inc. in Seattle is seeking a contract role responsible for evaluating off-nominal conditions, influencing spacecraft architecture, and driving system-level trades across performance, mass, safety and reliability.

You will ensure modular structures and pressurized spacecraft meet human-rated flight criteria for government and commercial programs, collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and test teams, and leading or supporting safety reviews throughout development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering or a related STEM field.
• 5+ years of direct experience in systems engineering, system safety, reliability engineering, or mission assurance in space systems.
• Deep understanding of structural integrity, pressure vessels, leak paths, or human-rating safety frameworks (NASA-STD-8719.13 ).

Responsibilities

• Hazard & Failure Analysis: lead FHA, FTA, and FMECA activities.
• Human-Rating & Pressurized Systems Safety: own hazard analysis for high-pressure systems and ECLSS.
• Fault Management (FDIR): develop fault-protection concepts across flight software, avionics, and operations.
• Cross-Functional System Integration: collaborate to translate safety objectives into verifiable requirements.
• Verification & Testing: define verification plans via hardware-in-the-loop testing and simulations.
• Root Cause & Anomaly Resolution: participate in FRBs and analyze test anomalies and waivers.

Skills

Hazard analysis

System safety

Failure analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Execution mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical/Systems Engineering or related STEM

Tools

Jama

Jira

Confluence

NX/Simcenter

Job description

Gravitics Inc. in Seattle is seeking a contract role responsible for evaluating off-nominal conditions, influencing spacecraft architecture, and driving system-level trades across performance, mass, safety and reliability.

You will ensure modular structures and pressurized spacecraft meet human-rated flight criteria for government and commercial programs, collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and test teams, and leading or supporting safety reviews throughout development.