System Safety Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; onsite at the Long Beach location. Travel up to 20% may be required, including evenings or weekends for critical mission milestones.

Salary: $110,700–$192,060 USD per year in California.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial human-rated space stations, satellite products, and future space infrastructure for Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars.

What you will do

• Partner with engineering teams to understand system design and operations.
• Document safety and mission hazards and develop controls to mitigate risk.
• Assess vehicle compliance with failure-tolerance requirements.
• Identify design improvements that reduce risk to people and property.
• Participate in internal and external design reviews and communicate safety analysis outcomes.
• Perform functional hazard analyses, crew survivability analyses, safety data packages, human error assessments, and range safety compliance work.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in aerospace engineering or a related field.
• Experience in aerospace, aviation, or another safety-critical industry.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams.
• Strong safety and mission assurance fundamentals.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing under U.S. export control requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with system safety analysis and certification of human-rated space systems.
• Experience assessing compliance with Range Safety 91-710, NASA, FAA, MIL-STD-882, or ARP-4761.
• Experience with safety activities including functional hazard analyses, crew survivability analysis, safety data packages, and human error assessments.
• Ability to build relationships with experts across engineering disciplines and provide constructive safety feedback.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and access to a 401(k) plan.
• Food perks including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.
• Additional wellness, mental healthcare, ClassPass, and discount benefits.