Space Flight Safety & Mechanics Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation; Florida; Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Education assistance programs

Comprehensive health care

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Safety/Flight Mechanics Engineer (Project Engineer- Flight Mechanics) to support Civil Space Programs. This onsite role is at Cape Canaveral, FL or Washington DC, with about 10% travel.

You will perform safety risk assessments, build debris catalogs, and interface with FAA and other agencies. Requires a STEM BA and 8+ years in complex engineering environments, plus ability to obtain security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with focus on physics, engineering, science, mathematics, or related STEM field.
• 8+ years of professional engineering/scientific experience in multi-disciplinary environments.
• Physics of Space Launch/Reentry Operations and Debris Calculations.
• Knowledge of FAA regulations, particularly PART 450.
• Understanding policy & regulatory requirements for Commercial Space Launch/Reentry Risk Operations.
• Casualty assessment & risk management experience.
• Experience building a Launch/Reentry Vehicle debris catalog & risk analyses.
• Willing to travel domestically/internationally ~10%.

Responsibilities

• Perform Safety and Risk Assurance Assessments/Analysis for FAA customers.
• Provide SME in launch/reentry risk assessments.
• Ensure safety to the public during space launch/reentry operations.
• Create physics-based modeling/analysis of launch/reentry vehicles.
• Interface between customers and Aerospace technical teams.

Skills

Problem solving

Physics of space launch/reentry

Risk management

Policy & regulatory requirements

Debris catalog development

Multi-disciplinary systems engineering

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Masters degree in applicable STEM

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Safety/Flight Mechanics Engineer (Project Engineer- Flight Mechanics) to support Civil Space Programs. This onsite role is at Cape Canaveral, FL or Washington DC, with about 10% travel.

You will perform safety risk assessments, build debris catalogs, and interface with FAA and other agencies. Requires a STEM BA and 8+ years in complex engineering environments, plus ability to obtain security clearance.