Aerospace Systems Engineer – ECTS

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Positive work-life balance

Employer paid insurance

11 paid holidays

Generous PTO

401k match

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace seeks a Systems Engineer - ECTS for NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. You will drive requirements, verification plans, and lifecycle analyses within a team delivering space hardware systems.

Strong leadership, extensive systems engineering expertise, and experience with DOORS/Jama/Cradle are highly valued. Expect collaboration across disciplines and ongoing liaison with NASA stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field; 2–5+ years field experience.
• Experience leading technical teams and complex system development (hardware/software).
• Familiarity with NASA, DoD, or Aerospace environments and lifecycle processes.
• Knowledge of systems engineering, verification/validation, risk analysis, and lifecycle concepts.
• Proficient communication across disciplines and ability to present to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, review, and maintain requirements and verification plans.
• Prepare materials for SRR, PDR, and CDR lifecycle reviews.
• Identify risks, craft risk statements, and plan mitigations.
• Perform system-level architecture trades and analyses.
• Manage requirements flow and interfaces between subsystems with DOORS/Cradle/Jama.
• Collaborate in a team to report progress and resolve issues.
• Maintain NASA customer relationships and support testing activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership experience

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Risk analysis

System architecture

Verification & validation

Technical communication

NASA/DoD experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree

ABET-accredited program

Tools

DOORS

Cradle

Jama

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mclaurin Aerospace seeks a Systems Engineer - ECTS for NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. You will drive requirements, verification plans, and lifecycle analyses within a team delivering space hardware systems.

Strong leadership, extensive systems engineering expertise, and experience with DOORS/Jama/Cradle are highly valued. Expect collaboration across disciplines and ongoing liaison with NASA stakeholders.