Trajectory Analysis Engineer, Flight Safety
Core
Produces flight safety analysis and regulatory strategy for FAA Part 450 and Range Safety licensing, ensuring reentry methodologies are mathematically sound.
Role type
Flight Safety Analyst / Regulatory Compliance Engineer
Builds
Flight safety verification artifacts, regulatory compliance cases, and mission rules for reentry operations
Domain
Aerospace / Spaceflight / Regulatory Compliance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Failure mode trajectory modeling, debris field containment, FAA Part 450 regulatory strategy, Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis, risk management methodologies, interdisciplinary system integration
Preferred skills
Expected casualty modeling, trajectory dispersion, FCC Part 25 or Part 5 licensing navigation, safety-critical mission operations in aviation or space
Technologies
Fault Tree Analysis, FHA, FMEA
Responsibilities
Perform flight safety analyses focusing on failure mode trajectory modeling and debris field containment; Execute technical regulatory strategy and safety cases for FAA launch and reentry authorizations; Complete vehicle-level functional hazard analyses (FHA) and failure mode and effect analyses (FMEA); Act as Flight Safety responsible engineer during mission rehearsals and live recovery operations; Establish technical safety limits and mission rules for real-time on-console operations; Responsible for vehicle-level deliverables to regulatory organizations for mission reentry licenses
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
