Reliability Engineer

• Review and provide comments on Safety Data Packages (SDPs), hazard reports/analyses, integrated hazard reports, non-compliance reports and other safety data deliverables submitted to the Moon Base Safety Review Panel.
• Provide technical expertise to SRR, PDRs, CDRs. TIMS and critical contingency EVA pre-failure analyses as specified for Moonbase programs/projects.
• Provide SMA Communications and Tracking subsystem expertise by performing technical and requirements compliance assessments of development products and provide special risk assessment, as required.
• Evaluate end-to-end link robustness across emerging MB communications architectures.
• Ensure tracking and navigation systems meet safety-critical accuracy, redundancy, and fault-tolerance requirements.
• Collaborate with system engineering, mission operations, and network providers to assess risks and verify mitigations.
• Review test plans, verification reports, and requirements to ensure compliance with NASA safety, reliability, and standards.
• Support anomaly resolution, root cause analysis, and corrective action development for communications and tracking failures.
• Monitor Communications and Tracking hardware for signs of degraded performance or reliability concerns.
• Review safety documentation including reliability predictions, hazard analyses, safety assessments, and verification matrices.

Required Education/Background:

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical, Aerospace, Safety Engineering, or related discipline
• Basic knowledge and use of personal computers with typical business software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are mandatory
• Must be able to travel (minimal) and work shifts periodically