Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety Engineer

Voyager Technologies is building lunar systems that require disciplined engineering practices to protect mission success and support safe, reliable operations. The Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety Engineer role focuses on ensuring Voyager space systems, launch vehicles, and ground operations meet regulatory requirements and applicable safety standards. Reporting to the Systems Engineering Manager, this hybrid position is based in Mojave, CA.

Role overview

In this position, you will manage compliance and perform the engineering analyses needed to understand hazards, predict reliability, and improve maintainability. You will also partner with design engineers, maintenance teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate safety and reliability requirements into practical system decisions for vehicles and missions.

Key responsibilities

• Compliance management: Ensure adherence to relevant safety and reliability standards and regulations, with emphasis on launch license and range safety compliance.
• Compliance evaluation: Evaluate the compliance of vehicles and their missions with applicable technical regulations.
• Hazard identification and risk assessment: Conduct safety analyses such as FMEA and FTA to identify hazards and assess severity, likelihood, and risk level.
• Reliability analysis: Perform reliability assessments on systems and components to predict potential failure modes and develop strategies to improve reliability.
• Design review and input: Collaborate with design engineers to incorporate safety and reliability requirements into new designs and modifications.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Investigate equipment failures to determine underlying causes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Maintenance strategy development: Work with maintenance teams to create proactive maintenance plans based on reliability analysis to reduce downtime and optimize asset performance.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or other related fields
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional engineering experience
• Strong understanding of engineering principles and safety analysis methodologies
• Proficiency in reliability engineering techniques including FMEA, FTA, and RCA
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams and regulatory bodies
• Proficiency with computer-aided design tools and reliability prediction software
• Experience with at least one of the following: 14 CFR Part 450, AFSPCMAN 91-710, and/or ARP4761
• Experience working with at least one of the following regulatory bodies: FAA, FCC, and/or US Air Force/Space Force (range compliance)
• Data analysis skills to interpret equipment failure data and identify trends

Relevant technologies

• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Computer-aided design tools
• Reliability prediction software

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with space launch vehicle systems, flight test programs, or operational space missions
• Familiarity with launch range operations and safety systems at governmental and private spaceports

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO): Options to take time to recharge and support work-life balance
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage: Coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees
• Gym memberships: Flexible, affordable memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide including 24 Hour Fitness, EoS Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Blink Fitness, Chuze Fitness, and more, with no long-term contracts and FREE on-demand workout videos before enrollment
• 401(k) plan: 50% company match on contributions up to 8%
• Company wellness programs: Support for physical and mental well-being
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources
• Opportunity to work with a talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment

Export regulations and U.S. person requirement

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120130) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730774), applicants must be a U.S. Person as defined by: a US Citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). Applicants must also be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.