💼 About This Role

You'll produce flight safety analyses and regulatory strategy for FAA Part 450 and Range Safety licensing. You'll bridge engineering trades and regulatory approval, ensuring reentry methodologies are mathematically sound. This role offers direct impact on mission safety and compliance.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Perform flight safety analyses with failure mode trajectory modeling
• Execute technical regulatory strategy for FAA launch and reentry authorizations
• Complete vehicle-level functional hazard and failure mode analyses
• Act as Flight Safety engineer during rehearsals and recovery operations

📋 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or related field
• Demonstrated ownership of a complex engineering project cradle-to-grave
• Strong experience with risk management methodologies (FMEA, FHA, FTA)
• Experience with interdisciplinary systems integration in aerospace

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience with FAA Part 450 and casualty modeling
• Safety critical mission operations in aviation or space
• Familiarity with FCC licensing for satellite communications

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🏖️ Unlimited PTO
• 🏥 Health insurance including Vision and Dental
• 🍽️ Lunch and snacks provided on site daily
• 💼 Equity in a funded space startup
• 👶 Maternity/Paternity leave

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Recruiter Screen· 30 min
2. 2Technical Interview· 60 min
3. 3Hiring Manager Interview· 45 min