Systems Engineer

Mb Solutions, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering solutions provider is seeking a Systems Engineer in Houston, Texas. The role involves coordinating the technical integration of the Orion spacecraft and participating in mission planning and analysis for deep space exploration. Candidates should have at least a bachelor's degree in engineering and 5-10 years of experience in relevant engineering fields. Knowledge of systems engineering principles and experience with risk and requirements management are key for the position, which supports NASA's space missions.

Qualifications

• 5 - 10 years of related experience in engineering.
• Experience in early program concept development.
• Ability to define mission sequences for multiple missions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical integration of Orion spacecraft.
• Conduct trade studies and evaluate mission constraints.
• Understand mission objectives and develop concepts for exploration vehicles.

Skills

Systems engineering principles

Risk analysis

Requirements development

Technical integration

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

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. As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.

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This Work May Include

• Work as an Orion Mission Planner and analyst by being responsible for the coordination and technical integration of the Orion spacecraft vehicle performance, limitations, and mission readiness.
• Perform technical integration of cross-system issues, including developing issue resolution plans, determining technical/cost/schedule impacts, and recommending courses of action to minimize impacts to the overall vehicle.
• Coordinate technical engineering integration with other elements for the Orion Program Office, the prime contractor, European Space Agency, hardware owners, NASA system managers, and integrated vehicle performance and other centers and programs.
• Participate in Orion Program review boards, technical interchanges, and other technical boards and forums providing expert technical guidance regarding the spacecraft capability and mission design.
• Coordinate with multiple engineering disciplines in support of spacecraft performance and mission planning trade studies.
• Provide a status of technical assistance activities, communicates to Program management and team leads, elevates issues, and recommends mitigations to the Orion Program while communicating with the appropriate systems leads, Technical Authorities and line management.
• Coordinate all activities through the Mission Planning and Analysis Lead.
• Understand mission concept of operations, mission objectives, and spacecraft systems.
• Develop concepts and define future human space exploration vehicles and missions.
• Study future Lunar mission campaigns, evaluating constraints across multiple space vehicles such as Gateway, Orion and HLS.
• Work on requirements definition, flow-down, assessment and verification.
• Work with team members to identify risks, develop risk statements and responses.
• Review documentation for major milestone reviews such as CBR, PDR, CDR, etc.
• Review Hazard Analyses.
• Work on trade studies and participate in stakeholder reviews.
• Work in a team environment.
• Report to the team lead to provide status on progress, issues and requests for support.
• Maintain a professional relationship with the NASA customer, other NASA support contractors and Orion commercial partners.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requisition Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering and normally possess 5 - 10 years of related experience. License and certification may be required.
• Experience in early program concept development and formulation. Experience with requirements development, design trades, development of Concept of Operations, risk analysis, and system analysis of space hardware.
• Experience creating concepts for operations of single vehicle systems as well as operations across multiple space vehicles.
• Experience with technology roadmap development and creating technology infusion plans.
• Experience collecting/understanding stakeholder needs.
• Experience with interface definition for vehicle subsystems.
• Experience with interface definitions between multiple vehicles or elements of a mission.
• Experience creating configuration growth or evolution plans and defining incremental capabilities for a mission sequence.
• Ability to define mission sequences both within a single mission and across multiple missions.
• Experience with Test and Verification of spaceflight hardware.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and associated documentation.

Requisition Preferences

• Electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering degree.
• Experience working with multiple NASA organizations.
• Experience working across NASA centers.
• Experience with hardware or software development projects.
• Experience with space mission analysis (e.g., orbit analysis, delta‑V budgets, spacecraft constraint evaluation).
• Familiarity with human space exploration systems (for example Orion, Commercial Crew, ISS, EMU/xEMU).
• Basic knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the space hardware field, such as mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, and material selection for engineering products.
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification.
• Familiarity with system architecture tools such as DoDAF, TODAF, etc.