Senior Risk & Reliability Engineer – Space Systems

Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo, Chantilly (CA, VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Telework options

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Risk and Reliability Engineer (Engineering Specialist/Sr. Engineering Specialist) to support national security space programs from our El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA sites.

You will perform risk assessments, guide system safety analyses, and collaborate with program offices to inform senior leadership decisions. We value a strong background in MIL-STD-882E, reliability methods, and leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, reliability, systems engineering or a related field.
• 10 years of risk, reliability, and/or system safety experience.
• Strong communication skills to convey insights and recommendations.
• Willingness to travel ~10% of the time.
• Ability to obtain/maintain DoD security clearance (U.S. citizenship).
• Senior level requires 12+ years, relationship management, and mentoring能力.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute risk/reliability activities for DoD, IC, NASA and other government customers.
• Provide risk, reliability and system safety guidance and analysis for national security space and ground systems.
• Lead small teams and deliver assessments for senior decision makers.
• Develop risk/reliability capabilities strategy and innovative approaches for new space architectures.

Skills

Risk analysis

System safety

Communication

Team leadership

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical/reliability/systems engineering

Tools

MIL-STD-882E

MIL-HDBK-217F

MIL-STD-1629

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Risk and Reliability Engineer (Engineering Specialist/Sr. Engineering Specialist) to support national security space programs from our El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA sites.

You will perform risk assessments, guide system safety analyses, and collaborate with program offices to inform senior leadership decisions. We value a strong background in MIL-STD-882E, reliability methods, and leadership abilities.