System Safety Engineer

Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) is seeking System Safety Engineer candidates for a potential opportunity to support NASA at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a federally funded research and development center located in California. Work may be performed at JPL or customer locations, or remotely, depending on contractual and operational requirements.

This position will support the JPL System Safety Program Office in providing customer-oriented safety engineering consulting to JPL Project Offices to assist, advise, develop, implement efficient and effective safety programs; and publish safety plans effective for the life-cycle of the project. Evaluate and assess hazards associated with systems design (hardware and software) and operations, and lead the project in implementation of appropriate mitigation techniques. Prepare safety compliance documentation for projects at safety reviews and interface for projects with external safety organizations. Perform independent risk assessment for systems designs, and identify potential hazards to space and experiments, flight systems components, systems and personnel using such analytical tools as Fault Tree Analysis, Operations Hazard Analysis, and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis. Conduct mishap investigations that include accident causation and recommendations to preclude recurrence. Support all System Safety design/test/operations, evaluate contractual safety documents, review/approve hazardous operations procedures, and participate in all Project/Task reviews. Evaluate/Perform other safety-related work as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Systems, System Safety or other engineering discipline, Physics, Chemistry, or related technical discipline and at least 2 years of experience in one or more of the disciplines of: Physics, Electrical Engineering Safety, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience in system assessment, design analyses, and specifications.
• Led or served as a team member in development and operation of complex safety critical systems, worked with customers to ensure successful implementation of safety programs.
• Solid background in assessing complex safety problems and applying advanced engineering principles in their resolution.
• Ability to prioritize schedules in support of multiple customers and identify potentially hazardous operations, acts or conditions that could directly involve or potentially impact personnel or space flight hardware.
• Ability to effectively interact with other project and safety team members and all levels of management.
• Willing to travel to support safety implementation at contractors and long duration launch campaigns (e.g. 2-3 months).