Principal Mission Assurance Engineer

The Exploration Company • Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

Visa Sponsorship Relocation

This Job is No Longer Active This position is no longer accepting applications

AI Summary

Lead Mission Assurance team, develop and operate space orbital vehicle, ensure spacecraft safety and reliability.

Key Highlights

Lead Mission Assurance team and develop end-to-end strategy for spacecraft safety and reliability

Drive vehicle safety architecture and risk management

Mentor and lead a team of ~6 mission assurance engineers

Key Responsibilities

End-to-end ownership of the vehicle safety architecture making sure it meets all safety & reliability requirements

Owner of overall flight reliability, responsible for assessing pre-flight risks and potential mitigations

Perform and review FMECA, FTA, PRA, and RAM analyses to identify risks and failure modes

Define and validate the spacecraft fault management and FDIR architecture

Lead and mentor a team of safety, reliability, and fault management engineers

Report to program leadership on RAMS status, residual risk, and flight readiness

Looking to advance your Development & Programming career with relocation support? Explore Development & Programming Jobs with Relocation Packages that include comprehensive packages to help you move and settle in your new role.

Technical Skills Required

Reliability tools (e.g., FMECA, FTA, reliability block diagrams) Fault tolerance, redundancy management, and failure detection/isolation/recovery Spacecraft systems and operations (e.g., communications, orbital mechanics, avionics, propulsion, thermal control, life support systems)

Benefits & Perks

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Equal opportunity employer and values diversity

Discover our full range of relocation jobs with comprehensive support packages to help you relocate and settle in your new location.

Nice to Have

Experience developing and validating FDIR logic, watchdog strategies, and fault response sequences

Previous experience in a customer-facing role working through design requirements, test acceptance, and verification

Ability and willingness to put in extra time to mentor other engineers

Job Description

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.We are looking for a

Want the full job description? Read the complete details on LinkedIn, the original posting.

Continue on LinkedIn

This is a short excerpt. All rights to the full description belong to its original publisher.