What are the responsibilities and job description for the HLS Safety & Reliability Engineer & Crew Survival Analyst position at SAIC?
Job ID: 2611057
Location: Houston, TX, US
Date Posted: 2026-04-07
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Sys Safety Engr
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SMAEC III has a rewarding position supporting the NASA Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract (SMAEC III) at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX helping to return humans to the Moon and on to Mars, safely. In this role, you will support the Human Landing System (HLS) Program as a Safety & Reliability Engineer (SRE) and Crew Survival Analyst. Come join our team and help us continue the mission of space exploration!
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Location: Houston, TX, US
Date Posted: 2026-04-07
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Sys Safety Engr
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SMAEC III has a rewarding position supporting the NASA Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract (SMAEC III) at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX helping to return humans to the Moon and on to Mars, safely. In this role, you will support the Human Landing System (HLS) Program as a Safety & Reliability Engineer (SRE) and Crew Survival Analyst. Come join our team and help us continue the mission of space exploration!
Job Duties:
- Perform Cross-Program Integrated Hazard Analyses across a range of vehicle systems
- Perform Crew Survival Analysis based upon the HLS Provider's approach to designing and operating their lander vehicle
- Review and assess HLS Provider Hazard Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and Critical Items Lists for accuracy and completeness, including proposed controls, mitigations, and verifications
- Review and assess HLS Provider compliance with safety requirements, including requirement verification approaches and variances
- Evaluate safety and mission assurance impacts of proposed engineering changes to HLS hardware and processes
- Assess HLS hardware Non-Conformances and Problem Reports to ensure that they address safety and reliability issues
- Support program board, panel, and working group discussions to influence and evaluate systems engineering solutions to technical issues
- Participate in design milestones, by reviewing deliverables for system safety and reliability impacts
Qualifications
Required Education:
- Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
Required Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills
- Ability to work effectively across multiple organizations / stakeholders and within a teaming environment to get results
- Ability to work autonomously, with minimal management oversight, to prioritize work and accomplish tasks within tight schedule constraints
- Ability to visualize, articulate, and condense complex issues into concise, easily understood presentations
- Ability to generate high quality written technical reports and prepare and give high quality technical presentations for senior management and the customer
Qualifications:
- Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's in mechanical, Aerospace, Safety Engineering, or related discipline
- 13 or more years' experience in operations or engineering
- Basic knowledge and use of personal computers with typical business software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are mandatory
- Must be able to travel (minimal) and work shifts periodically