Software Safety Engineer

Axiom Space; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Space is seeking a seasoned Software Safety Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team focused on mission and flight safety for the Axiom Station. You will analyze software architectures, define safe computer control strategies, and participate in safety reviews and verification activities.

You will collaborate with systems engineering, V&V, and external partners to ensure safety-critical software meets stringent requirements in a space environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
• Experience analyzing and evaluating systems for safety-critical functions.
• Ability to plan, perform analyses, and report results.

Responsibilities

• Conduct system-level safety analysis for software and architecture.
• Determine safe computer control strategies in critical operations.
• Participate in safety reviews, design verification, and V&V activities.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, safety, and engineering teams to meet safety requirements.

Skills

Software safety

Safety analysis

System integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Axiom Space is building the world's first commercial space station - Axiom Station. Serving as a cornerstone for sustained human presence in space, this next-generation orbital platform fosters groundbreaking innovation and research in microgravity, and cultivates the vibrant, global space economy of tomorrow. Today, driven by the vision of leading humanity's journey off planet, Axiom Space is the principal provider of commercial human spaceflight services to the International Space Station and developer of advanced spacesuits for the Moon and low-Earth orbit. Axiom Space is building era-defining space infrastructure that drives exploration and fuels a vibrant space economy that will empower our civilization to transcend Earth for the benefit of every human, everywhere.

Axiom Space fosters a work environment inclusive of all perspectives. We are the pioneers of commercial space, leading the transformation of low-Earth orbit into a global space marketplace. Our mission-driven team is seeking a bold and dynamic **Software Safety Engineer** who is fueled by high ownership, execution horsepower, growth mindset, and driven to understand our world, science/technology, and life itself, for the benefit of all on Earth and beyond.

**POSITION SUMMARY**

We are looking for a resilient, high-energy, experienced **Software Safety Engineer** , who will be part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for mission and flight safety that will interface with design engineers, safety engineers, reliability engineers and representatives from other subsystems to plan, document, and execute effective strategies for eliminating and/or minimizing risk and ensuring the safety of crew and ensure mission success.

**KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**

• Conducting system level safety analysis utilizing historical/industry/recommended safety requirements and attributes into the software and system level design
• Conducting safety and hazard analyses focusing on the software architecture and design implementation to ensure the software operates safely and recovers or mitigates the propagation of errors/failures in the system
• Assist with the definition of safe computer control strategies in critical operations of the system
• Participate in design and verification/validation of the system with a focus on the software in various safety reviews, working groups, engineering panels, and technical interchange meetings involving the overall system design and implementation
• Coordinating with systems engineering, test and verification and validation (V&V) personnel to ensure safety-critical requirements in the system are tested at an acceptable level of rigor
• Build relationships and work with system and software engineers, system engineers, safety engineers, avionics and design engineers in developing the requirements necessary to build a safe software system in a space environment
• Possess innovative and forward-thinking strategies to incorporate measures for automation and future development
• Provide technical support at design reviews and test and verification activities as required.
• Collaborate with technical engineers to identify critical items of the system for implementing a strategy for verification and ensuring a safe system.
• Prepare technical documentation and presentations for peers, management, and external customers and partners
• Communicating analysis progress, status, and potential issues to stakeholders and management
• Perform additional job duties as assigned

**QUALIFICATIONS:**

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

**Education & Experience**

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, aerospace, electrical, mechanical, or related technical discipline
• Analyzing and evaluating systems to identify potential critical or safety critical functions and propose actions to mitigate events or operation
• Planning, performing analyses, and reporting results
• A broad background in space systems engineering including an understanding of space vehicle design, space system architecture development, ground systems support, payloads, and space missions and operations development
• Knowledge of spaceflight subsystems and functions, preferably human spaceflight related
• Experience with NASA human spaceflight programs desired
• Track record of delivering products in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Uses good judgement to solve problems proactively, positively impacting hard challenges
• Proven to deliver high quality results under tight deadlines

**Grit

• Passion for space and the mission
• Entrepreneurial, growth mindset
• Perseverance
• Resourceful, adaptable

**Skills

• Executes priorities with precision and pace
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