Lead System Safety Engineer – Spacecraft and Orbital Structures

Job overview

The Lead System Safety Engineer role is onsite in Denver, CO, with compensation of $150,000–$190,000 per year. The role supports Gravitics’ pressurized spacecraft and modular orbital structures, including vehicles designed to approach and berth with crewed space stations. The engineer leads system safety across design, analysis, verification, and review, helping ensure hazards are addressed early and safety requirements are demonstrated for station operator and NASA reviews. This work supports Gravitics’ development of infrastructure for commercial space operations and defense and government missions.

What you'll do

• Lead the system safety program and maintain hazard analyses, tracking, and verification records
• prepare safety data packages and represent the company before station operator and NASA review panels
• conduct hazard analyses and oversee supporting system-level analyses
• assess fault tolerance, inhibit architectures, and fault detection, isolation, and recovery
• flow safety requirements into verifiable engineering requirements
• work with software teams on safety-critical functions
• support ground and launch safety packages
• assess anomalies and deviations
• help build the safety function and mentor additional safety engineers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

lead system safety engineer

spacecraft safety

orbital structures

denver co

gravitics

nasa safety reviews

hazard analysis

fault tree analysis

fmeca

human spaceflight

$150k–$190k

10–20% travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Company equity
• medical benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan
• other employee programs subject to plan terms and company policies.

Why this role

Requires 7+ years of relevant experience, direct authorship of NASA-approved safety reports or packages for a human-rated or crewed program, and U.S. person status or eligibility for required export authorizations. Approximately 10–20% travel is anticipated.

About the employer

Gravitics, Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.