Lead System Safety Engineer

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">About Gravitics</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":0,"335551620":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">At Gravitics, we're not exploring space—we're building it. We're creating the infrastructure for a thriving space economy, enabling humanity to flourish beyond Earth. Our vision is bold, but we're not just dreamers; we're doers. We design and manufacture large-scale orbital structures that enable commercial operations while meeting the requirements of defense and government missions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":0,"335551620":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Our systems are built to scale and built to last—bridging commercial innovation with mission-critical performance. If you're ready to lay the foundations for a new era in space, embrace a culture of relentless learning and innovation, and contribute to a future where humanity's reach extends farther, Gravitics is the place for you. Let's build the future together.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":0,"335551620":0}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">About the Role</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":0,"335551620":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We are seeking an experienced Lead System Safety Engineer to own system safety for our pressurized spacecraft and modular orbital structures, including vehicles that approach, berth to, and operate attached to crewed space stations. These vehicles must earn safety approval through station operator and NASA visiting-vehicle safety review processes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":0,"335551620":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">You will lead the end-to-end system safety lifecycle: building the hazard analyses into the design while it is still changing, authoring the safety data packages, and serving as the company’s principal safety representative before station operator and NASA safety review panels. You will provide independent safety assessment of the design, working closely with, but separate from, our systems, avionics, propulsion, and software teams.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":0,"335551620":0}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Core Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":0,"335551620":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Safety Program Leadership: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Author and maintain the System Safety Program Plan (SSPP). Own the hazard analysis baselines, hazard tracking, and safety verification tracking log through closure.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Safety Review Panel Representation: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Own the technical relationship with station operator and NASA safety review panels. Prepare, present, and close the phased (Phase 0/I, II, and III) safety data packages per SSP 30599 and SSP 50808.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Hazard Analysis: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Lead preliminary and detailed hazard analyses and author hazard reports with causes, controls, and verifications. Oversee the supporting system-level analyses:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Fault Tree Analyses (FTA) for catastrophic and critical hazards</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses (FMECA) and the Critical Items List, with the reliability team</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Operating and support hazard analyses for ground processing, launch-site, and on-orbit operations</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Fault Tolerance & Inhibit Assessment: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Define the safety requirements for, and independently assess, verify, and defend, the two-fault-tolerant (three independent inhibit) architectures required for catastrophic hazards. Key areas include pressure systems, propulsion and reaction control, batteries, structures and mechanisms, berthing interfaces, and cabin environmental monitoring.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li> <li><strong><span d