Aerospace Reliability Engineer - Spaceflight Hardware

Work Location:

Houston, TX

Minimum Citizenship: U.S. Citizen

Clearance:
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance

Our team is seeking a Reliability Engineer to support the development, verification, and certification of critical systems enabling NASA’s Low‑Earth Orbit and Lunar surface missions. In this role, you will perform reliability engineering assessments across system life cycles, including requirements evaluation, design maturity reviews, operational concepts, early safety and reliability products, and reliability certification of Axiom hardware and mission‑support systems. This position supports Axiom engineering and program leadership, NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) Safety & Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate, the Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP), and various ISS, and Lunar program office stakeholders.

In this position you will be expected to become fully knowledgeable of system requirements, functional architectures, mission profiles, and operational scenarios for Axiom-managed spaceflight systems and EVA-related hardware.

Core responsibilities include developing and assuring reliability and risk analyses (such as FMEAs, fault trees, and reliability models), performing hazard/risk assessments, and presenting reliability positions at program boards, technical reviews, and SMA panels.

This role requires frequent communication with Axiom leadership, NASA stakeholders, and multidisciplinary engineering teams. Reliability Engineers will function as integral members of Axiom’s systems engineering, safety, and mission assurance communities.

• Strong technical judgment and problem‑solving skills in an aerospace environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong interpersonal collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, customer‑driven environment.
• Strong working knowledge of engineering project life cycles, formal reviews, and project management best practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new tools and systems quickly.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience creating reliability or safety artifacts such as FMEAs, hazard analyses, and fault trees.
• Familiarity with NASA, DoD, or related aerospace safety, reliability, and quality standards.
• Experience supporting real‑time operations, ground testing, or crew/flight system training.
• Ability to learn SMA and engineering processes for certification of EVA or spaceflight hardware.

• Developing/maturing Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEA) and Critical Items Lists (CILs) to ensure that systems and products perform consistently and without failure over their intended lifespan.
• Analyze performance data, develop/support reliability tests, and implement improvements to enhance system durability and efficiency.
• Experience with EVA or EMU hardware and operations, or reliability/safety support for complex space systems.
• Working knowledge of ISS systems, EVA tools, airlock/EMU interfaces, and related operational concepts.
• Background in spacesuit development, critical space hardware design, or development of operations products (procedures, flight rules, certification packages)
• Experience supporting NASA human spaceflight programs.
• Ability to perform independent technical research and data gathering. Experience with environmental control and life support systems, thermal control, structural or mechanical systems.
• Familiarity with human factors considerations for crewed hardware design.
• Experience supporting real‑time EVA or spacecraft operations in a control‑room environment.

QTS is an equal opportunity employer and will provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment and will not discriminate against employees or applicants on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family structure, genetic information, or mental or physical disability.