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Overview:

This posting is for a Systems Engineer position to support NASA’s Human Exploration and Development and Operations (HEDO) Office at Marshall Space Flight Center. This position directly supports the Lunar Architecture team and focuses on high-level trades and assessments, modeling development, functional and logical architecture assessments with gap identification, and cross-discipline coordination for human rate exploration systems. The selected candidate will serve as a key integrator across engineering disciplines, contractors, and NASA stakeholders, ensuring technical alignment, clear communication and lifecycle readiness of Habitation Systems.

The responsible engineer will:

• Develop, configure, perform, and review system-level analyses that influence the overall architecture, design, and performance of space systems.
• Develop and provide value-added input to requirements specifications, Concept of Operations (ConOps), interface control documents, verification documentation, analyses, and technical presentations.
• Develop and understand system requirements, including validation and verification success criteria, and support traceability and compliance tracking.
• Support system-level integration activities associated with design, development, test, qualification, and acceptance of Habitation Systems.
• Review and analyze requirements and verification documentation for completeness, maturity, feasibility, and implementation readiness.
• Develop and maintain Verification & Validation (V&V) documentation and support verification compliance tracking and closure.
• Compile, manage, and analyze quantitative and qualitative technical data to support trade studies, assessments, and program decisions.
• Develop integrated schematics and system interaction diagrams to describe subsystem interfaces and functional relationships.
• Provide written and oral status updates in the form of technical briefings and reports.
• Lead or support technical meetings by developing agendas, capturing minutes and actions, and driving issues toward resolution.
• Interface with multidisciplinary teams including systems engineering, safety, human factors, hardware development, and contractor organizations.
• Review contractor deliverables and provide technically sound feedback.
• Support risk identification and mitigation activities and participate in milestone reviews.
• Perform other duties as required in support of Habitation Systems development and integration.

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school and a minimum of 5 years of direct engineering experience, preferably in aerospace or complex system development environments or MS degree and 3 years of direct engineering experience or PHD. and 1 year of direct engineering experience.
• Experience supporting systems engineering activities including requirements development, integration, verification planning, or technical analysis.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Ability to independently organize, synthesize, and present complex technical information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including development of technical briefings and reports.
• Ability to lead or facilitate technical discussions in both virtual and in-person environments.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products.

Preferences:

• Experience supporting human-rated aerospace development programs.
• Familiarity with spacecraft, launch vehicle, or large-scale systems integration programs.
• Experience developing space systems requirements documents including functional requirements and verification criteria.
• Experience supporting design/requirements analysis cycles (RACs/DACs) and major milestone reviews.
• Knowledge of engineering drawings, system interfaces, and space hardware development practices.
• Ability to conduct first-order engineering analyses and technical trade studies.
• Exposure to MBSE development, modeling, simulation, or analysis tools.
• Experience supporting risk management and lifecycle phase product development.
  
  

Essential Functions

Work Environment

Office environment. Requires ability to provide clear, concise, accurate and timely communication, both verbally and in writing (100%). Requires ability to interact professionally with co-workers, management, and client (100%). Requires travel in the domestic USA (<15%)

Physical Requirements

Requires sitting for extended periods of time in meetings with peers, management, and with our client at NASA facilities to discuss technical issues (10%). Also, requires sitting for extended periods of time at a desk to write reports and perform engineering tasks (80%). Requires ability to use stairs or elevators for access between floors and multiple buildings at NASA and other facilities (10%).

Equipment and Machines

Requires ability to operate a personal computer, a telephone, fax machine, copier, calculator, and other general office equipment (100%).

Attendance

Normal workday is from 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Minimal overtime may be required (10%) to meet schedule milestones and to support technical demands of the job. Regular attendance is a necessity and adequate arrangements for delegating duties during absences are required.

Other Essential Functions

The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, to make rational decisions, and to exercise good judgment is essential (100%). Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.

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