System Safety Engineer - Battery
Bastion Technologies
- Huntsville, AL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop, maintain, and update safety documentation, including hazard analyses, safety analysis reports, safety procedures, and battery management system (BMS) specifications.
- Review battery usage in space vehicles and scientific payloads to ensure compliance to NASA and Space Systems Command standards.
- Assess design and integration of batteries against safety requirements for the specific launch vehicles including new technologies.
- Perform and support risk assessments and hazard analysis for space flight with emphasis on battery-related analysis.
- Assess battery vendors for quality processes and equipment performance against requirements.
- Lead investigations into battery safety incidents, including root cause analysis, and develop reports with recommendations for preventing future occurrences.
- Other duties as assigned.
- This position requires US Citizenship due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
- Must have a bachelors or masters degree in the field of materials science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or a related field.
- Must have 5+ YEARS of recent and related work experience.
- In lieu of degree: Candidates with 9+ years of recent and related experience will be considered.
- Understanding of JSC 20793 for Design & Construction and AFSPCMAN91-710V3 for Range Safety.
- Experience working with external vendors and contractors to develop and qualify battery designs for space applications.
- Ability to perform complex safety analyses, including failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and fault tree analysis (FTA) for space systems.
- Experience with battery material design and development including process tracking and performance/safety characterization with emphasis on lithium ion and lithium polymer battery cells.
- Familiarity with production processes, test equipment, procedures, standards and certified agency requirements applicable to rechargeable lithium battery products.
- Experience with applying quality tools to the production of lithium batteries including statistical analysis of performance results, process capabilities and design of experiments.
- Understanding of other battery technology and related safety concerns for space flight.
- Experience with ISO/AS9100 and NASA Safety Standard NASA-STD-8719.12.
- Understanding of Material Review Board / Root Cause Corrective Action processes.
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule with three days on-site and two days telework.
- This position may require some travel.
- Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
- All of Bastion's employees must be team players.
- Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers.
- Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
- Must have a strong work ethic and must be safety culture oriented.
- Must be organized with good time management skills.
- Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on the task.
- Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of time).
- May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of time).
- Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical.
- Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.