Vast
System Safety Engineer
$111K–$192K
Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- Experience in aerospace, aviation, or a similar safety-critical industry; no number of years stated. Applicants across a range of experience levels are welcome.
- Education
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering or related field.
About the job
Supports the design and development of human-rated commercial space stations by identifying and analyzing hazards, assessing safety compliance, and recommending risk-reducing design improvements.
What you'll do
- Document system and mission hazards and develop controls to mitigate them; assess vehicle compliance with failure tolerance requirements.
- Perform system safety analyses, including functional hazard analyses, crew survivability analysis, human error assessment, safety data packages, and range safety compliance.
- Participate in design reviews and communicate safety findings to internal and external partners.
What they ask for
- B.S. degree in aerospace engineering or a related field.
- Experience in aerospace, aviation, or a similar safety-critical industry.
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
Nice to have
- Experience with safety analyses and certification of human-rated space systems, and assessing compliance with external standards.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams; strong safety and mission assurance fundamentals.
Pay
$110,700 — $192,060 USD (base salary)
Tools
Range Safety (91-710), NASA, FAA, MIL-STD-882, ARP-4761
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