SAIC

Spacecraft System and Reliability Engineer

SAIC • $100K — $120K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field
  • Over 3 years of relevant experience
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Strong technical excellence and integrity
  • Ability to evaluate EEE part merits and identify alternative solutions
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Responsibilities

  • Assist in developing EEE part Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) processes
  • Evaluate EEE part selection for compliance with NASA S&MA requirements
  • Assess changes to EEE part requirements for impacts to flight and mission success
  • Conduct derating analysis and reports for EEE parts
  • Work with the NASA Ionizing Radiation Team to assess EEE part/system performance
  • Evaluate contractor EEE part processes and test reports
  • Participate in EEE part failure analysis and resolution

Benefits

  • Ongoing application acceptance with no deadline
  • Collaborative working environment
  • Engagement with both NASA and high-stakes aerospace projects
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Potential travel for vendor and contractor site evaluations
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Job Description

Description

SAIC is looking for a Spacecraft Electrical, Electronic & Electromechanical (EEE) Parts Safety & Reliability Engineer (SRE). This position offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to support NASA's present and future human spaceflight programs.You will assist with the selection, testing, application, derating and failure analysis of EEE parts used in spacecraft systems. You will be responsible for ensuring that EEE parts comply with all applicable Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) requirements. Some travel to vendors, prime contractor sites, and/or vehicle processing centers may be required.

SPECIFIC TASKS INCLUDE:
  • Assist with the development and effective implementation of EEE part Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) requirements, processes and procedures
  • Evaluation of EEE part selection and application of EEE parts into spacecraft designs for compliance to NASA S&MA requirements and system certification limits/constraints
  • Evaluation of changes to EEE part requirements and processes, for potential impacts to flight safety, and mission success
  • Assessment of EEE part application and derating analysis reports
  • Working with the NASA Ionizing Radiation Team, assess EEE part/system performance and recommendation for application in the spacecraft ionizing radiation environment
  • Evaluation of prime contractor processes and products related to EEE parts including test reports
  • Participation in EEE part failure analysis and problem resolution
  • Reviewing S&MA products (HA, FMEA, etc.) for inclusion and adequacy of EEE parts control strategies and verification
  • Candidates must be US citizens and able to pass a public trust security clearance

Qualifications

EDUCATION:
  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or other science degree
REQUIRED SKILLS:
  • 0ver 3 years related experience
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills
  • High degree of technical excellence, integrity, and self-initiative
  • Ability to evaluate technical merits of EEE parts for application into spacecraft designs and identify alternative solutions to complex technical problems to mitigate mission risk
  • Ability to work effectively across multiple organizations / stakeholders and within a teaming environment to get results
  • Proficient in use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Power Point, Excel)
DESIRED SKILLS:
  • Knowledge of the wide range of EEE part technologies across all part types
  • Knowledge of materials, material compatibility, and manufacturing processes for long life/high reliability spacecraft applications
  • Understanding of EEE part package designs and acceptable designs for spacecraft use
  • Knowledge and application NASA and Military EEE parts standards in spacecraft systems
  • Knowledge of/experience with AEC (Automotive Electronics Council) certified parts and industry leading manufacturers
  • Knowledge/assessing Statistical Process Controls (SPC) and manufacturing controls to prevent manufacturing defects used in commercial manufacturing
  • Assessing/determining acceptable use of non-NASA standard/military parts for use in spacecraft safety critical systems that require highly reliable EEE parts
  • Experience with assessing EEE part selection and application used in high reliability/safety critical spacecraft hardware
  • Derating in EEE part
  • Experience performing and analyzing EEE part failure root cause analyses, determining risk of failure of EEE parts and making recommendations for corrective/mitigation in spacecraft hardware
  • Experience performing root cause analysis and Fault Tree Analysis in support of anomaly / non-conformance investigations
  • Basic understanding of space ionizing radiation effects, types and levels on EEE parts and spacecraft systems, EEE part susceptibility/tolerance, space ionizing radiation assessment and part/system testing requirements

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
NASDAQ
SAIC
* Ladders Estimates

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