MPH Requirement & Verification Lead

Mclaurin Aerospace; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Positive work-life balance

Employer-paid insurance

11 paid holidays

Generous PTO

401k with match

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace is recruiting for an MPH Requirement & Validation Lead to support NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Join a diverse team delivering complex systems for human space exploration and earth benefits.

The role centers on requirements management, verification planning, and cross‑organizational collaboration with international partners. Ideal candidates bring extensive aerospace systems experience, superb communication, and the ability to drive technical reviews,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school and a minimum of 20 years of direct engineering experience or MS degree with 18 years' experience, preferably supporting aerospace systems development, systems engineering, requirements management, or verification activities.
• Demonstrated experience working with complex technical systems throughout the development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead technical teams and coordinate activities across multiple organizations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including development and presentation of technical information.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements development, management, decomposition, and traceability activities for complex aerospace systems.
• Coordinate requirements integration across multidisciplinary engineering teams and external stakeholders.
• Support development, implementation, and maintenance of requirements management processes, databases, and associated processes.
• Facilitate requirements reviews, assessments, and change management activities.
• Develop, document, and maintain tailored, joint verification and validation strategies, plans, and compliance documentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

DOORS Next Generation (DNG)

Jama

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 MPH Requirement & Verification Lead to join our ESSCA contract team at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.

If selected you will:

• Lead requirements development, management, decomposition, and traceability activities for complex aerospace systems.
• Coordinate requirements integration across multidisciplinary engineering teams and external stakeholders.
• Support development, implementation, and maintenance of requirements management processes, databases, and associated processes.
• Facilitate requirements reviews, assessments, and change management activities.
• Develop, document, and maintain tailored, joint verification and validation strategies, plans, and compliance documentation. Coordinate joint verification planning activities with international partners and technical organizations to ensure verification objectives, responsibilities, and success criteria are clearly defined.
• Track verification status, closure activities, and complex metrics.
• Support configuration management and change control processes related to requirements and verification products.
• Participate in technical reviews, milestone reviews, boards, and program decision forums.
• Develop technical presentations, reports, and status products for management and stakeholders.
• Lead technical working groups and facilitate coordination among engineering organizations, customers, contractors, and partner organizations.
• Support systems engineering and integration activities across all phases of the system lifecycle.
• Perform other duties as required in support of Habitation Systems development and integration.

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.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school and a minimum of 20 years of direct engineering experience or MS degree with 18 years' experience, preferably supporting aerospace systems development, systems engineering, requirements management, or verification activities.
• Demonstrated experience working with complex technical systems throughout the development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead technical teams and coordinate activities across multiple organizations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including development and presentation of technical information.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting NASA human spaceflight programs, aerospace, defense, or highly regulated technical programs
• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORs, DOORS Next Generation (DNG), Jama, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience supporting requirements traceability, verification planning, compliance, and certification activities.
• Familiarity with systems engineering standards and lifecycle review processes.
• Experience working with domestic and international partners.
• Experience supporting configuration management and change control processes.
• Experience developing technical metrics, status reporting, and program assessments.
• Experience supporting human spaceflight, exploration systems, habitat systems, and other complex aerospace systems.

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.