Satellite Reliability & Space Safety Engineer (all genders)
Core
Perform debris-mitigation, disposal, and end-of-life analyses to demonstrate compliance with ESA and DLR space-safety requirements for high-performance satellites.
Role type
Senior IC spacecraft reliability and space-safety engineer
Builds
Reusable analysis methods, workflows, models, and datasets for mission reliability and compliance
Domain
Space systems engineering / Satellite operations
Required skills
Spacecraft reliability assessment, Mission lifetime analysis, Debris-mitigation analysis, End-of-life (EOL) assessments, Compliance justification, Python programming, DRAMA/SARA tools, ECSS standards knowledge, Supplier data evaluation, FMEA/FMECA/FTA methodologies
Preferred skills
Probabilistic reliability modelling, Monte Carlo methods, Radiation reliability, EEE parts assurance, Test campaign execution, Flight heritage utilization, ESA/DLR review support
Technologies
Python, DRAMA, SARA, ECSS standards
Responsibilities
Perform debris-mitigation, disposal, and end-of-life analyses against ESA and DLR requirements; Develop and document compliance justifications including disposal reliability and re-entry assessments; Develop reusable analysis methods and workflows using engineering tools; Assess reliability of mission-critical functions using supplier data and qualification evidence; Define pragmatic compliance approaches suitable for NewSpace development; Integrate reliability and space-safety considerations into system design with subsystem teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
