Ground Safety & Compliance Engineer (m/f/d)

Description

You will help build the ground safety function for a new launch site in Canada, joining at the start of the project.

The company is a privately funded, fast-growing New Space business that launches small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The team is made up of motivated people working on space innovation and rocket design.

Responsibilities

• During site development:
• Serve as the main ground safety contact for the launch site operator and regulators.
• Make sure range safety rules and regulations covering the public and mission staff are built into facility designs, hazardous process areas and operating concepts.
• Help set up efficient ways to run hazard assessments, safety reviews and approvals with the global launch and engineering teams and the site operator.
• Take an active part in writing emergency response plans with internal and external stakeholders.
• Help carry out qualitative and quantitative risk assessments to size operations.
• Support safety submissions and licence applications for ground operations.
• Help develop and apply more advanced risk assessment methods.
• Work with HSE and other safety departments to build one consistent safety framework for the site.
• During operations:
• Coordinate and review operational hazard analyses for ground operations and confirm they meet range safety requirements.
• Log safety actions from operations, track them and verify when they are closed.
• Keep improving safety processes and risk models with the global and local operations teams and safety departments.
• Support payload safety submissions together with the mission management team.

Requirements

• A bachelor's or master's degree in aerospace, safety, systems, mechanical or nuclear engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• At least 5 years in safety engineering, risk management, operations engineering, launch operations, defence, aviation, chemical processing, oil and gas, or another high-hazard industry.
• Experience preparing hazardous operations involving propellants, explosives, pressurised systems, cryogenics or hazardous materials.
• Experience running risk assessments and safety reviews in complex technical settings.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks and safety management systems.
• A solid grasp of emergency preparedness and incident response.
• Ability to coordinate safety work across many stakeholders.
• Clear written and spoken English.
• Bonus: experience with launch vehicles, spaceports, launch range operations or other spaceflight activities.

Conditions

Based in Canso, Nova Scotia.

Flexible working arrangements may be required during the initial launch site development phase.

An extended onboarding period is included, held at the headquarters in Germany or at the launch site in Norway.