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Mclaurin Aerospace

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Agency, hardware owners, NASA system managers, and integrated vehicle performance and other centers ... Coordinate with multiple engineering disciplines in support of spacecraft performance and mission ...

Mclaurin Aerospace

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Houston, TX

Agency, hardware owners, NASA system managers, and integrated vehicle performance and other centers ... Coordinate with multiple engineering disciplines in support of spacecraft performance and mission ...

CGI Inc.

Systems Engineer (ADV000CN5)

Houston, TX · On-site

As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. As a Systems Engineer, you will work with NASA JSC Engineering's EX2 Branch and Orion ...

Barrios Technology

Systems Engineer

Houston, TX

As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer to join the team with Barrios ...

Barrios Technology

Systems Engineer

Houston, TX · On-site

As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer to join the team with Barrios ...

Barrios Technology

Systems Engineer

Houston, TX · On-site

As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer to join the team with Barrios ...

Barrios Technology

Systems Engineer

Houston, TX

As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer to join the team with Barrios ...

Barrios Technology

Systems Engineer

Houston, TX · On-site

As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer to join the team with Barrios ...

Barrios Technology

Systems Engineer

Houston, TX

As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer to join the team with Barrios ...

MML US Inc

Systems Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site

$90K - $120K/yr

Familiarity with INCOSE and NASA Systems Engineering Handbook. * Competent in a programming/scripting language for use in automating data processing, test execution, reporting, and other related ...

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Required CredentialsTypically pursuing or recently completed a relevant degree; no professional certification requiredBachelor's or master's in engineering or related field; professional certifications may be preferred
Work EnvironmentInternship program within NASA, often part-time or summer-basedFull-time position within NASA or contractor organizations
Employer & Industry UsageUsed for training and educational purposes, often as a stepping stoneFull professional role involved in systems engineering projects at NASA

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Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

Mclaurin Aerospace

Houston, TX • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 28 days ago

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

If selected you will:

  • 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.​

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 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.​

Preferred Qualifications:

  • ​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.​

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.