IVA Spacesuit Program Lead for Deep-Space Missions

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Employer paid medical/dental/vision/Li

11 paid holidays

Generous PTO

401k after 12 months with employer

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace is seeking an IVA Spacesuit Project Manager to lead the IVA spacesuit development through concept, certification, production, and operations for NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

The role requires directing multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets and schedules, and coordinating with suppliers and government partners to deliver mission-ready spacesuit systems that meet rigorous human-rating standards.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 5-10 years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex aerospace development programs.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience integrating spacesuit systems with crewed spacecraft.
• Strong background in systems engineering principles and project execution.
• Experience managing government and/or commercial aerospace contracts.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, technical baselines, and program risk.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of IVA spacesuit development from concept through certification, production, and operational support.
• Manage project scope, cost, schedule, technical performance, and risk across multiple integrated workstreams.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams including systems, mechanical, electrical, materials, software, thermal, manufacturing, human factors, safety, quality, test, and mission operations engineering.
• Coordinate technical integration between IVA spacesuits and spacecraft systems, including crew interfaces, seats, environmental control systems, avionics, communications, and emergency systems.
• Ensure compliance with human-rating standards and customer requirements.
• Lead Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and coordinate across internal organizations, suppliers, customers, and government agencies.
• Develop project execution plans, Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), budgets, and resource forecasts.
• Manage contract performance, subcontractors, Statements of Work (SOW), deliverables, and customer reporting.
• Lead risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue resolution.
• Support major design reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR, and Certification Reviews.
• Present technical and program status to executive leadership and customers.
• Drive continuous improvement in program execution, technical performance, and team collaboration.
• Additional job duties as required

Skills

Aerospace program leadership

Systems engineering

Team leadership

Budgeting

Scheduling

Contract management

Communication

Stakeholder management

MBSE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Systems Engineering

PMP certification

Tools

MBSE

Job description

Mclaurin Aerospace is seeking an IVA Spacesuit Project Manager to lead the IVA spacesuit development through concept, certification, production, and operations for NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

The role requires directing multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets and schedules, and coordinating with suppliers and government partners to deliver mission-ready spacesuit systems that meet rigorous human-rating standards.