Hiring: Safety & Mission Assurance Director Company: Astrolab Location: Hawthorne, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:28:24 Employment Type: Contract / Remote About the job Experience: •5+ years’ experience in spaceflight programs •5+ years’ experience in NASA projects and programs Required Skills: •Our Astrolab team works collaboratively to design and implement exceptional engineering solutions to enable off planet exploration. •Risk management •Employment in this role is contingent on Astrolab being selected as a winner of NASA’s LTVS program.* •Lead the safety and mission assurance team at Astrolab and with our subcontractors’ teams to analyze and develop procedures and processes to assure safety and mission success consistent with the risk tolerance of NASA, Astrolab and the appropriate regulations •Coordinate among all Astrolab and subcontractor elements to ensure a consistent safety and mission assurance approach across the various members of the team •Partner cross-functionally with NASA and our Program Manager to ensure there is safe implementation of program interfaces and that hazards cannot progress across system interfaces Compensation: •$203,000 - $226,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Equity ownership in the company Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!