Lead Systems Engineer, NASA Lessons Learned

Columbus Technologies and Services; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus Technologies and Services is seeking a Systems Engineer to support NASA's ESDIS project in the United States. The role emphasizes development, capture, analysis, and documentation of lessons learned across mission activities, collaborating with ESDIS teams, DAACs, and SIPS to improve future missions.

You will evaluate experiences, identify recurring issues and best practices, and translate them into actionable recommendations for missions and ESDIS activities, with strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• Requires systems engineering experience on complex technical systems.
• Experience developing, capturing, analyzing, and documenting lessons learned.
• Strong requirements development and system integration knowledge.
• Ability to perform root-cause analysis and process improvements.
• Experience analyzing mission activities to produce actionable recommendations.
• Experience evaluating system interfaces, risks, and dependencies.
• Experience facilitating interviews, workshops, and stakeholder discussions.
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills.
• Effective communication with engineers, scientists, PMs and operations.
• Familiarity with NASA lifecycle processes is desirable.

Responsibilities

• The Systems Engineer will provide additional systems engineering support to NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project, focusing on development, capture, analysis, and documentation of lessons learned across mission and project activities.
• Work with ESDIS personnel, DAACs, SIPS, and stakeholders to identify lessons learned throughout the mission lifecycle.
• Evaluate experiences, identify recurring issues and successful practices, and develop actionable recommendations for future missions and ESDIS activities.

Skills

Systems engineering

Lessons learned

Requirements development

Root-cause analysis

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

Risk assessment

System integration

Mission lifecycle

Data systems knowledge

Job description

Columbus Technologies and Services is seeking a Systems Engineer to support NASA's ESDIS project in the United States. The role emphasizes development, capture, analysis, and documentation of lessons learned across mission activities, collaborating with ESDIS teams, DAACs, and SIPS to improve future missions.

You will evaluate experiences, identify recurring issues and best practices, and translate them into actionable recommendations for missions and ESDIS activities, with strong emphasis on