Lunar Terrain Vehicle Safety & Mission Assurance Lead

Leidos Defense System Sector is looking for a Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) Leader to join our team in Huntsville Alabama. Were seeking someone with a strong understanding of NASA human spaceflight standards especially those tied to quality safety and this role youll help shape evaluate and execute S&MA programs that support engineering projects throughout their life cycle. Your mission: ensure risk management practices and program performance align with NASA requirements and overall mission assurance goals.

Primary Responsibilities

As the S&MA Integration Program Team (IPT) Lead youll manage and guide a talented team covering:

• Quality Assurance
• Safety
• Reliability & Maintainability
• Software Assurance

Youll also:

• Serve as the main customer interface for all S&MA-related discussions and presentations.
• Report regularly to the Project Manager on deliverable status risks and blockers.
• Collaborate closely with test design and systems engineering teams to integrate S&MA requirements.
• Participate in safety quality and reliability reviews technical interchange meetings and program briefings.
• Review and approve all S&MA-related contract deliverables before submission.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering Safety Reliability or a related technical field plus 8 years of relevant experience
  or a Masters degree with 6 years of relevant experience
• 4 years of team or project leadership experience
• Minimum 2 years in a Safety Quality or Mission Assurance discipline
• Familiarity with NASA specifications and standards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively to meet deadlines
• U.S. citizen and the ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret clearance
• Residency in (or willingness to relocate to) Huntsville AL

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AS9100 and quality system processes
• Knowledge of Safety and Reliability Engineering methods
• Understanding of NASA review processes and preparation
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools

Why Join Us

At Leidos-Dynetics youll be part of a team that thrives on innovation and technical excellence while supporting some of the most inspiring missions in aerospace. If youre passionate about safety quality and reliabilityand ready to take on a leadership role that makes an impactwed love to hear from you.

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Were not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. Were looking for people who break limits ask hard questions and dont wait to be told whats next. At Leidos were not following the roadmap were redrawing it.

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