SNP RV&V Systems Engineer

Qualis Corp; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualis Corp is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Huntsville, Alabama location. The role involves coordinating engineering efforts for the Space Nuclear Propulsion program, ensuring compliance with requirements through verification and validation.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field along with extensive experience in systems engineering. The position requires strong leadership skills and familiarity with digital engineering tools. Join a team committed to innovation in aerospace!

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in systems engineering and integration.
• Ability to lead teams and work in a dynamic environment.
• Experience developing systems requirements and verification strategies.
• Familiar with Systems Engineering policies and procedures.
• Experience with executive-level briefings and cross-organizational collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and interface with multiple engineering disciplines.
• Lead development of SNP requirements and verification products.
• Support the SNP Lead Systems Engineer and engineering teams.
• Implement Digital Engineering best practices.
• Communicate technical issues and manage systems engineering tasks.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements Verification

Technical Leadership

Digital Engineering Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Systems Engineering

Tools

DOORS Next Generation

Jira

MagicDraw

Job description

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3 days ago Requisition ID: 1102

Qualis LLC is seeking a Systems Engineering, Requirements management, Verification, and Validation (RV&V) coordination, and system level integration support to the MSFC Systems Design and Verification Branch (EV72) to support the Space Nuclear Propulsion (SNP) Office, and to the MSFC Systems Engineering and Integration Division (EV70).

The successful candidate will coordinate and interface with multiple engineering disciplines, system elements, cross-program elements, and customers, as well as participate in reviews, meetings, working groups, task teams, and trade studies. The candidate will supply leadership and/or support for the development of key systems engineering products including requirements specifications, support program/project milestones and subsequent activities where these products are assessed and matured. The successful candidate will work with the SNP customers/partners from inception to deployment to ensure stakeholder needs are satisfied.

• Lead and/or support development of SNP requirements and verification products and ensure compliance with these requirements during development, testing and evaluation of SNP components.
• Provide technical integration with other engineering disciplines, the SNP Program, and cross-program elements, including risk-based insight/oversight through assessment of requirements and verification activities.
• Support the SNP Lead Systems Engineer (LSE) and Engineering Discipline Lead Engineers (EDLEs) to evaluate prime contractor deliverables, including assessments of element Detailed Verification Objectives and verification of allocated end item specification requirements.
• Perform systems engineering tasks and assessments to support the SNP Program through reviews, meetings, working groups, trade studies and development of key systems engineering products to support program milestones.
• Develop integrated schedules and other tracking mechanisms to manage the work and identify risks and opportunities.
• Implement Digital Engineering best practices, approaches, techniques, and tools.
• Provide support for requirement V&V including V&V planning, execution, coordination, and integration for system level requirements to assure design compliance.
• Communicate technical issues, risks, best practices and lessons-learned related to products, technical positions, requirement management, and V&V practices and develop integrated schedules and other tracking mechanisms to manage systems engineering tasks.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field from an ABET-accredited institution is required. Candidates should have at least 10 years of relevant experience in systems engineering and integration, launch vehicle definition, functional design, design integration, launch vehicle performance analysis, flight evaluation planning, requirements verification, and/or requirements validation. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Ability to function in a self-directed dynamic work environment as an effective team member, willing to assume a leadership role in the SNP systems engineering effort.
• Experience in developing systems requirements, verification strategies, and verification planning as well as facilitating the successful completion of verification compliance activities.
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering policies and procedures related to verification and experience with using tools/systems to manage verification compliance data.
• Demonstrated experience working across organizational boundaries and engineering disciplines to facilitate and execute program systems engineering tasks and resolve systems integration issues.
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering executive-level briefings, excellent oral, written, and customer relation skills, and proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Experience with Digital Engineering tools, such as: DOORS Next Generation, Jira, MagicDraw, or similar tools.

Applicants should also have one or more of the following desired qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in effective technical leadership of an engineering team.
• An understanding and knowledge of the current SLS program and a working understanding of the SLS Element interfaces.
• Knowledge of launch vehicle programmatic planning processes and experience performing oversight of prime contractor hardware production, test, and certification efforts.
• Familiarity with NASA Systems Engineering policies and procedures.
• Familiarity with aerospace vehicle and system design.
• Experience with defining and managing interfaces, interface requirements, and interface verification.

Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Vet/Disabled and a Participant in E-Verify