IVA Spacesuit Systems Engineer

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Work-life balance

Insurance: medical, dental, vision, I?

Holidays and PTO

Retirement plan (401k)

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Mclaurin is seeking an IVA Spacesuit Systems Engineer to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

You will apply systems engineering to develop life cycle artifacts, work with customers and stakeholders, and guide design, verification, and operations across spaceflight hardware.

A bachelor’s in engineering and 2–5 years’ experience are typical; DoDAF/TODAF experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in the field or related area.
• Experience in requirements development, design trades, development of Concept of Operations, risk analysis, and system analysis of space hardware.
• Experience creating concepts for operations of single systems as well as operations across multiple space vehicles.
• Experience with technology roadmap development and creating technology integration plans.
• Experience collecting/understanding stakeholder needs.
• Experience with interface definition for complex subsystems.
• Experience with interface definitions between multiple systems or elements of a mission.
• Experience with Test and Verification of spaceflight hardware.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and associated documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support exploration projects as a practicing systems engineer creating development life cycle artifacts and guiding other team members in the creation of systems engineering artifacts.
• Implement systems engineering principles and practices across systems.
• Work closely with stakeholders including customers, team leads, and team members with excellent communication skills.
• Guide activities across life cycle phases from concept to sustainment and verification.
• Define system stakeholder needs, decompose functions, develop technical requirements, and capture interfaces.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Trade studies

Risk analysis

Interface definitions

Stakeholder communication

Verification & validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

DoDAF

TODAF

Job 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 IVA Spacesuit Systems Engineerto join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

If selected you will:

• Support exploration projects as a practicing systems engineer creating development life cycle artifacts and guiding other team members in the creation of systems engineering artifacts.
• Implement systems engineering principles and practices across systems.
• Work closely with stakeholders including customers, team leads, and team members, and therefore must possess solid human spaceflight engineering technical knowledge and experience, along with excellent communication skills.
• Participate in, and support leads in guiding, activities throughout the life cycle phases of systems, from early concept development, trade studies, design, integration, testing, verification and validation, operations and through sustainment.
• Support, and lead aspects of guiding, implementing, and managing project team activities including defining system stakeholder needs, decomposing system functions, developing technical requirements, negotiating and capturing system interfaces, performing design analyses, supporting the planning and execution of system verification and validation activities, and supporting system testing and operations.
• Develop and model concepts.
• 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 TRR, CDR, SAR, etc.
• Review Hazard Analyses.
• Attend 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 bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2- 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Experience in technology demonstrations and 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 systems as well as operations across multiple space vehicles.
• Experience with technology roadmap development and creating technology integration plans.
• Experience collecting/understanding stakeholder needs.
• Experience with interface definition for complex subsystems.
• Experience with interface definitions between multiple systems or elements of a mission.
• 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 and international partners. - Experience working across NASA centers.
• Experience with hardware or software development projects.
• 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 engineering products.
• 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.