Systems Engineer - ECTS

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Positive work-life balance

Employer paid insurance

11 paid holidays

Generous PTO

401k match

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace seeks a Systems Engineer - ECTS for NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. You will drive requirements, verification plans, and lifecycle analyses within a team delivering space hardware systems.

Strong leadership, extensive systems engineering expertise, and experience with DOORS/Jama/Cradle are highly valued. Expect collaboration across disciplines and ongoing liaison with NASA stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field; 2–5+ years field experience.
• Experience leading technical teams and complex system development (hardware/software).
• Familiarity with NASA, DoD, or Aerospace environments and lifecycle processes.
• Knowledge of systems engineering, verification/validation, risk analysis, and lifecycle concepts.
• Proficient communication across disciplines and ability to present to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, review, and maintain requirements and verification plans.
• Prepare materials for SRR, PDR, and CDR lifecycle reviews.
• Identify risks, craft risk statements, and plan mitigations.
• Perform system-level architecture trades and analyses.
• Manage requirements flow and interfaces between subsystems with DOORS/Cradle/Jama.
• Collaborate in a team to report progress and resolve issues.
• Maintain NASA customer relationships and support testing activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership experience

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Risk analysis

System architecture

Verification & validation

Technical communication

NASA/DoD experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree

ABET-accredited program

Tools

DOORS

Cradle

Jama

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

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 Systems Engineer - ECTS to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

If Selected You Will

• Be responsible for the planning, development, review, and maintenance of requirements and verification plans.
• Prepare materials for the system life cycle phasing, including SRR (System Readiness Review), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR)
• Work with team members to identify risks, develop risk statements, and to help them plan risk responses.
• Perform and review system level architecture trade studies and analyses that will influence the overall system design and performance.
• Utilize a requirements management software and systems engineering tool such as DOORS, Cradle or Jama.
• Create and manage requirements for various projects – including flow down from NASA Program to contractor Project through verification closeout as well as interface definition between subsystems
• Work in a team environment and report to the team lead to provide status on progress and raise issues.
• Maintain a professional relationship with the NASA customer and other NASA support contractors.
• Support and/or participate in system testing
• Perform other tasks assigned.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2- 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 5 years or more of related experience; or 2 years of related experience with a related master's degree.
• Experience leading technical teams
• Experience designing and leading complex system development which includes both hardware and software configuration items
• Experience leading development projects
• Knowledge of the systems engineering process
• Knowledge of the system lifecycle
• Knowledge of the systems development lifecycle to include hardware and software development process
• Understanding of the space system certification process
• Understanding of Design for Sustainment methodology
• Excellent written and verbal communication across multiple disciplines
• Knowledge and work experience in a Systems Engineering role in a NASA, DoD, or Aerospace environment.
• Experience with requirements management, verification and validation definition and execution, design trades, risk analysis, and system analysis of space hardware.
• Experience with the concept development, concept of operation and operational concept definition, architecture definition, verification, testing, and operation of space hardware.
• Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various meetings.
• Familiarity with SharePoint and Microsoft Office products.

Preferred Qualifications

• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification.
• Basic knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures in the space hardware field, such as mechanical and electrical system, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, and design software and tools.
• Experience with NASA JSC Flight Hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes
• Working knowledge of NASA, JSC, and ISS standard practices and requirements including safety, fault tolerance, and unique disciplines.
• Familiarity with NASA/JSC documentation databases and share point sites as well as typical systems engineering software products.
• Experience in technical or team leadership roles

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.