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Aerospace Engineer - AST, Safety & Mission Assurance (Direct Hire)
Headquarters, NASA · Posted 50 days ago
Hybrid Huntsville, AL $126K – $197K Apply by Aug 17, 2026 Aerospace Engineering INTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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The Mishap Investigation Engineer serves as a subject matter expert supporting the NASA Safety Center's Mishap Prevention and Organizational Performance Office. Provides advanced engineering expertise in mishap and close call investigations, with primary emphasis on expert application and instruction of root cause analysis (RCA). Advises NASA and contractor organizations on conducting high-quality investigations ensuring technical accuracy, analytical rigor, and compliance with Agency policy.
What You'll Do
- →Serve as a technical expert in root cause analysis, ensuring consistent application of rigorous RCA methodologies across NASA mishap and close call investigations.
- →Lead and support mishap investigation boards by providing engineering analysis, investigative oversight, and expert guidance on causal determination and corrective actions.
- →Develop, deliver, and continuously improve formal RCA and mishap investigation training; instruct both in-person and virtual courses for NASA and external organizations, with emphasis on practical application in accident investigation environments.
- →Provide hands-on support to active investigations, ensuring analyses are technically sound, evidence-based, and aligned with best practices in accident investigation and systems engineering.
- →Review and evaluate mishap investigation reports to ensure root causes are properly identified, supported by data, and clearly linked to effective corrective actions.
- →Develop and maintain Agency policies, standards, and guidance related to mishap investigations and RCA and contribute to the development of advanced tools and processes to strengthen the Agency’s mishap investigation and prevention capabilities.
- →Conduct Mishap Program Health Assessments across NASA Centers, focusing on the quality and effectiveness of investigative processes and RCA implementation.
- →Represent NASA on internal and external working groups related to mishap investigation, safety engineering, and root cause analysis.
Requirements
- ✓If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.
- ✓Applicants who do not fully meet the basic education requirement may still be considered if they possess exceptional relevant experience, or a combination of education and experience, that clearly demonstrates significant full performance-level achievement directly related to the duties of this position.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program.
- ✓To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords.
- ✓These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs.
- ✓MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions.
- ✓For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs.
- ✓These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
- ✓All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
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