Space Flight Safety & Mechanics Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Flexible work schedules

Telework options

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Safety/Flight Mechanics Engineer (Project Engineer- Flight Mechanics) to support Civil Space Programs under the Federal Civil Development Directorate. Onsite in Cape Canaveral, FL or Washington, DC, with 4+ days onsite, you’ll perform safety risk assessments and physics-based modeling for launch/reentry operations.

Role requires a Bachelor’s degree in STEM, 8+ years experience, and ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a focus on physics, engineering, science, mathematics, or another closely related STEM field.
• At least 8 years of experience in increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including multi-disciplinary systems engineering and/or program management environments.
• Physics of Space Launch/Reentry Operations: Debris Calculations, full/deep research; Knowledge of FAA Regs particularly PART450; Understanding policy and regulatory requirements for Commercial Space Launch/Reentry Risk; Space operations Casualty Assessment and Risk Management; Understanding holistic methods, processes, and inputs required to protect Public Safety; Experience with building a Launch/Reentry Vehicle Debris Catalog; Risk analyses and mission support for Emergency Operations of commercial space operations.
• Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site/domestically/internationally approx. 10%.
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support FAA customer and perform Safety and Risk Assurance Assessments/Analysis.
• Provide SME relative to risk launch and reentry risk.
• Assure safety to the public during space launch and reentry operations.
• Physics based modeling and analysis of launch/reentry vehicles.
• Interfaces between customers and Aerospace technical and management staff.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in STEM

8+ years professional engineering exp

Space Launch/Reentry Physics

Safety/Risk Assessment

Security clearance (US citizenship)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in physics/engineering or related STEM field

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Safety/Flight Mechanics Engineer (Project Engineer- Flight Mechanics) to support Civil Space Programs under the Federal Civil Development Directorate. Onsite in Cape Canaveral, FL or Washington, DC, with 4+ days onsite, you’ll perform safety risk assessments and physics-based modeling for launch/reentry operations.

Role requires a Bachelor’s degree in STEM, 8+ years experience, and ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.