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Lead System Safety Engineer

Gravitics · Greater Seattle Area, Greater Denver Area, Cape Canaveral, FL, Houston, TX · On-site

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About Gravitics

Gravitics, Inc. designs and manufactures large space structures, including orbital carriers, cargo logistics spacecraft, and space station modules. Backed by Type One Ventures.

About the role

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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Safety Program Leadership: Author and maintain the System Safety Program Plan (SSPP). Own the hazard analysis baselines, hazard tracking, and safety verification tracking log through closure
  • Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA)
  • Fault Tree Analyses (FTA) for catastrophic and critical hazards
  • Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses (FMECA) and the Critical Items List, with the reliability team
  • Operating and support hazard analyses for ground processing, launch-site, and on-orbit operations
More about this role

About Gravitics

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.

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.

About the Role

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.

You will lead the end-to-end system safety lifecycle: building...

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