NASA Certification Lead — TCS & ECLSS Engineer

The Exploration Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Exploration Company is seeking an experienced Certification Engineer to lead the verification closure for the Nyx TCS and ECLSS. You will coordinate analyses, tests, and documentation to satisfy NASA certification and spacecraft qualification milestones.

You will serve as the primary liaison among engineering, verification, safety, and external stakeholders, ensuring evidence is complete, traceable, and aligned with SSP requirements.

Qualifications

• MSc or equivalent in aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft thermal control system, ECLSS, and spacecraft development processes.
• Experience with spacecraft verification and qualification methodologies.
• Familiarity with NASA and/or ECSS verification standards, requirements management, verification matrices, and closure processes.
• Understanding of thermal analyses, thermal testing, qualification logic, and evidence generation.

Responsibilities

• Lead verification closure for TCS and ECLSS from subsystem to spacecraft level.
• Coordinate preparation, execution, and closure of verification events with analysts and engineers.
• Maintain consistency between verification strategies and spacecraft-level planning.
• Ensure evidence, reports, and validation materials support certification closure.
• Support preparation of qualification, certification, and flight readiness reviews.
• Drive verification-related NCR closures and action items.

Skills

Organization

Coordination

Technical writing

Communication

Education

MSc in Aerospace Engineering

MSc in Mechanical Engineering

Systems Engineering degree or related field

Job description

The Exploration Company is seeking an experienced Certification Engineer to lead the verification closure for the Nyx TCS and ECLSS. You will coordinate analyses, tests, and documentation to satisfy NASA certification and spacecraft qualification milestones.

You will serve as the primary liaison among engineering, verification, safety, and external stakeholders, ensuring evidence is complete, traceable, and aligned with SSP requirements.