Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility (EHP) Systems Engineer

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 an Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility (EHP) Systems Engineer to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

If selected you will:

• Assess system level architectures, perform trade study assessments, and update recommended architectures.
• Review and provide input to system and sub-system level requirements.
• Develop verification and validation plan including verification matrix (success criteria for requirements) and track items to completion.
• Perform requirements and interface management, including preparation of change requests, assessment of impacts and management of requirements traceability, updates to verification planning and verification criteria, and interface control documents.
• Provide written and oral statuses in the form of presentations or reports to help represent the EHP at program and engineering boards.
• Prepare materials and track open actions for integrated analysis cycles.
• Work with team members to perform risk management, including identification, mitigation planning and tracking.
• Adapt to new design constraints, functions, and configurations as needed.
• Maintain a professional relationship with the NASA customer and other NASA support contractors.
• Review initial content of Interface Control Document (ICD) and collaborate with other subsystem teams to define EHP requirements and capture subsystem needs.
• Integrate requirements flow-down (for example: Level 2 to Level 3 to Level 4).
• Manage the requirements from environmental specifications and applicable splinter documents.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• 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.
• Experience with the development of space systems requirements documents and verification plans. For example, at Johnson Space Center these documents are called PTRS (Project Technical Requirements Specification), Verification and Validation documents (V&VD), and ICD (Interface Control Document).
• Experience with the development of space systems requirements documents including functional requirements and verification success criteria.
• Experience with the design, assembly, verification, testing, and operation of space power systems.
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the space hardware field, such as mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, and design software and tools. - Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various meetings.
• Must be able to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products including SharePoint and TEAMS.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school and a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience within the systems engineering fields.
• Prefer aerospace or mechanical engineering degree.
• Experience with NASA JSC Flight Hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes.
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification.
• 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 SharePoint sites.
• Familiarity with state-of-the-art requirements management and model-based systems engineering tools.
• 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. - Experience with power requirements and analyses.

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.