Ground Safety & Compliance Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada. The role is based in Canso; flexible working arrangements may be required during the initial launch site development phase, with an extended onboarding period at headquarters in Germany or the launch site in Norway.

Company

hirify.global is a privately funded aerospace company developing sustainable launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit.

What you will do

• Act as the ground safety focal point for the launch site operator and regulatory bodies.
• Embed range safety requirements and regulations for public and mission personnel into launch-site facilities, hazardous processing areas, systems, and operational concepts.
• Establish hazard assessment, safety review, approval, and emergency response processes with global launch operations, engineering teams, the launch site operator, and other stakeholders.
• Support qualitative and quantitative risk assessments, advanced risk assessment methods, safety submissions, and licensing applications for ground operations.
• Coordinate and review operational hazard analyses, track safety actions, and verify their implementation and closure.
• Improve safety processes and risk assessment models and support payload safety submissions with mission management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Safety Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in safety engineering, risk management, operations engineering, launch operations, defense, aviation, chemical processing, oil and gas, or another high-hazard industry.
• Experience preparing hazardous operations involving propellants, explosives, pressurized systems, cryogenics, or hazardous materials.
• Experience performing risk assessments and safety reviews in complex technical environments.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks and safety management systems.
• Strong understanding of emergency preparedness and incident response principles.
• Ability to coordinate safety activities across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Nice to have

• Experience with launch vehicles, spaceports, launch range operations, or other spaceflight activities.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to a new launch site from the initial development phase through operations.
• Work with global and local launch operations, engineering, mission management, and safety teams.
• Flexible working arrangements may be available during the initial launch site development phase.
• Extended onboarding at the company headquarters in Germany or launch site in Norway.
• Work on sustainable launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations.