Systems Engineer

2 months ago


Houston, United States Mclaurin Aerospace Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer - Mission Planning for the Human Landing System to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

* We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews. **

As a systems engineer for HLS Mission Planning, you will work with NASA JSC Engineering's EX2 Branch and HLS Program Management to define NASA's HLS mission activities on the moon as part of the Artemis program.

If selected you will:

  • Develop concepts and define future human space exploration vehicles and missions.
  • Study future Lunar mission campaigns, evaluating constraints across multiple space vehicles such as Gateway, Orion and HLS.
  • Work on requirements definition, flow-down, assessment and verification.
  • Work on the development of concept of operations, software Verification and Validation (V&V) plans.
  • Work with team members to identify risks, develop risk statements and responses.
  • Review documentation for major milestone reviews such as CBR, PDR, CDR, etc.
  • Review Hazard Analyses.
  • Attend HLS Project meetings and provide meeting summaries to technical leads.
  • Work on trade studies and participate in stakeholder reviews.
  • Work in a team environment.
  • Report to the team lead to provide status on progress, issues and requests for support.
  • Maintain a professional relationship with the NASA customer, other NASA support contractors and the HLS commercial partners.
  • Perform other duties as required.​

Qualifications:

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

  • Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 5 - 10 years of related experience. License and certification may be required.
  • Experience in early program concept development and formulation.
  • Experience with requirements development, design trades, development of Concept of Operations, risk analysis, and system analysis of space hardware.
  • Experience creating concepts for operations of single vehicle systems as well as operations across multiple space vehicles.
  • Experience with technology roadmap development and creating technology infusion plans.
  • Experience collecting/understanding stakeholder needs.
  • Experience with interface definition for vehicle subsystems.
  • Experience with interface definitions between multiple vehicles or elements of a mission.
  • Experience creating configuration growth or evolution plans and defining incremental capabilities for a mission sequence.
  • Ability to define mission sequences both within a single mission and across multiple missions.
  • Experience with Test and Verification of spaceflight hardware.
  • Knowledge of systems engineering principles and associated documentation.​

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering degree.
  • Experience working with multiple NASA organizations.
  • Experience working across NASA centers.
  • Experience with hardware or software development projects.
  • Experience with space mission analysis (e.g., orbit analysis, delta-V budgets, spacecraft constraint evaluation).
  • Familiarity with human space exploration systems (for example Orion, Commercial Crew, ISS, EMU/xEMU).
  • Basic knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures in the space hardware field, such as mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, and material selection for engineeringproducts.
  • INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification.
  • Familiarity with system architecture tools such as DoDAF, TODAF, etc.​

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Positive work-life balance
  • 100% Employer paid insurance including: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability
  • 11 paid holidays annually
  • Generous PTO
  • 401k after 12 months of service with employer match
  • Education assistance
  • Relocation assistance (if applicable)

Mclaurin is a unique organization with a special focus on combining the best features of research and industry in order to foster innovation. Our organization strongly supports research, publication, and engagement with the academic community. We encourage our employees to remain on the cutting edge of new developments in their respective disciplines.

US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.

Mclaurin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.



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