Spaceflight Systems Engineer - Mission Ops & Architecture

Amentum; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 92,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum in Houston, TX, seeks a Systems Engineer to support NASA's COSMOS contract at Johnson Space Center. You will collaborate with COSMOS and NASA engineers to translate requirements into hardware and software specifications, lead architecture design, and ensure rigorous documentation and integration across mission control, MTC, SVMF, and MCCS.

The role requires a BS in CS or aerospace, 0–5 years, ability to obtain NASA PIV, and strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in CS, Aerospace Eng, or related technical field; 0–5 years experience.
• Ability to obtain NASA PIV badge.
• Strong analytical, systems engineering, and documentation skills.
• Experience with requirements analysis, design, and documentation.
• Proven teamwork, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, stories, and operations concepts with customers.
• Perform high-level requirement assessments and support detailed assessments.
• Develop and maintain schedules for work components.
• Create and update documentation for design/change instruments.
• Perform data processing, post data reduction, and data mining.
• Conduct system analysis, trade studies, and interface definition studies.
• Lead systems architecture design and integration efforts.
• Provide Systems Engineering support to implementing organizations and external customers.
• Collaborate in a multi-functional team to develop ideas.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Communication skills

Leadership

Office 365

ITIL/ServiceNow

Agile development

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science / Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ServiceNow

Office 365

Job description

Amentum in Houston, TX, seeks a Systems Engineer to support NASA's COSMOS contract at Johnson Space Center. You will collaborate with COSMOS and NASA engineers to translate requirements into hardware and software specifications, lead architecture design, and ensure rigorous documentation and integration across mission control, MTC, SVMF, and MCCS.

The role requires a BS in CS or aerospace, 0–5 years, ability to obtain NASA PIV, and strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.