Payload System Safety Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Hybrid, based in Houston, Texas; the posting lists Webster, Texas. Applicants must be a U.S. Person under ITAR/EAR requirements and must be eligible to obtain required export authorizations.

Base salary: $90,000–$105,000 per year, excluding benefits and bonus/incentive.

Company

hirify.global develops mission-critical space, defense, and national security technologies, including solutions for human spaceflight and lunar missions.

What you will do

• Review payload data and develop payload safety data packages.
• Coordinate with payload developers to obtain data required for safety compliance.
• Develop payload safety hazard reports and ensure their closure.
• Conduct reviews with safety review panels and participate in technical interchange meetings, forums, and payload safety reviews.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and recommendations for hazard mitigation.
• Review documents, operational scenarios, and changes for safety impact; investigate assigned payload hardware across electrical, mechanical, thermal, and other relevant disciplines.
• Ensure appropriate industrial and facility safety practices are implemented and monitored.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in engineering, systems engineering, or science.
• 1–4 years of direct payload safety experience.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and structural systems.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and electrical schematics.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by applicable ITAR/EAR requirements and eligible to obtain required export authorizations.

Nice to have

• Broad-based engineering experience across major disciplines and involvement in payload development or design.
• Experience in systems engineering or ability to learn and apply systems engineering principles to multidiscipline payload configurations.
• NASA badge.
• Knowledge of NASA safety requirements and processes.
• Knowledge of NASA websites and systems including eHMST, IHS, and SRAG.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible Time Off supporting work-life balance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families, with a significant portion of premiums covered and many benefits paid fully for employees.
• Flexible gym memberships, wellness programs, and additional voluntary benefits and support resources.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
• Opportunity to work in an innovative, mission-driven environment on space, defense, and national security technologies.