Mission Control Systems Engineer for Spaceflight Ops

Amentum company; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement benefits (including 401(k)

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the COSMOS mission operations contract at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The role involves working within the Mission Control Center Systems (MCCS) to analyze requirements and facilitate hardware/software changes.

Responsibilities include requirement analysis, scheduling, documentation, and data processing, with emphasis on team collaboration and formal communication with government and contractor personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar technical degree, plus 0–5 years related experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, user stories, and operations concepts.
• Assess requirements and facilitate detailed assessments by implementing teams.
• Develop and maintain schedules for work components.
• Create/update design and change documentation.
• Perform data processing, data reduction, and data mining.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware/software specs.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Teamwork

Problem solving

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ServiceNow/ITIL workflow

Office 365 Tools

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the COSMOS mission operations contract at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The role involves working within the Mission Control Center Systems (MCCS) to analyze requirements and facilitate hardware/software changes.

Responsibilities include requirement analysis, scheduling, documentation, and data processing, with emphasis on team collaboration and formal communication with government and contractor personnel.