Flight Safety Certification Senior Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end safety review process for the Nyx Earth missions to the ISS, including Phase 0 during the System Requirements Review (SRR), Phase 1 during the Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Phase 2 during the Critical Design Review (CDR), and Phase 3 during the Acceptance Readiness Review (ARR).
• Ensure compliance with NASA's safety standards, regulations, and requirements throughout the spacecraft development lifecycle, by acting as requirements owner internally until closure of the Verification and Validation activities.
• In collaboration with the RAMS engineer, perform the identification, assessment, and mitigation of potential hazards associated with spacecraft design, operations, and mission objectives. While the support of the other engineering disciplines and sub-systems responsible will be key, the Flight Safety Certification Senior Engineer will be in the driver seats with a real hands-on role.
• In collaboration with the RAMS engineer, implement the controls to mitigate identified hazards, including design modifications, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• In collaboration with the RAMS engineer, support the Verification and Validation process to ensure that safety-critical systems and components meet their requirements and performance standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, and mission operations, to ensure alignment on safety requirements and objectives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the safety certification with the NASA safety board and other external stakeholders, providing regular updates on safety assurance activities and addressing any safety concerns or issues.
• Manage safety assurance activities within budget and schedule constraints, identifying and mitigating risks to ensure On Time, On Cost certification of the spacecraft.
• Assess and manage risks associated with spacecraft design and operations, including conducting risk assessments, developing risk mitigation strategies, and tracking risk mitigation actions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety processes, procedures, and tools, leveraging lessons learned from previous missions and industry best practices.

What we would love to see from you

• Advanced degree (Master of Science or PhD) in system engineering, aerospace engineering, or another related field.
• 5 to 10 years of experience working in aerospace system engineering with at least 5 years in Safety and Mission Assurance. Having participated to an actual partial or complete safety certification with NASA will be greatly appreciated.
• Knowledge and skills in FMEA, hazard analysis and NASA safety processes; software assurance knowledge is a plus.
• Fluent in English. French and German is an asset 

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizing and prioritization of tasks
• Positive and flexible attitude to get the job done
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the business
• Demonstrates behaviours consistent with The Exploration Company’s core values of Mission, Vision, Integrity, Excellence and Teamwork
• Space enthusiast: ready to change the European space industry

Why you should join us

• We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind 
• We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them  
• We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?