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Building on The Aerospace Corporation's reputation as a trusted, impartial advisor with integrity and dedication to mission success, the Civil Systems Group (CSG) combines deep technical expertise with market-leading innovation to help our customers solve complex systems engineering and integration challenges. CSG is organized by core customer-facing lines of business to manage and grow programs within NASA, NOAA, USGS, and the NNSA, while extending our capabilities to other civilian federal government agencies fully integrated within Aerospace rules, regulations, processes, values and behaviors.
This role will provide Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) capabilities to NASA/Johnson Space Center in support of the EVA Development Project Office of the EVA and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP).
This is position is hybrid position located at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
What You'll Be DoingLead a small team of RIV systems engineers, delegate work, coordinate products, and report on RIV tasks to DE management.Lead Exploration EVA Systems (xEVAS) Data Requirements Deliverables (DRD) reviews that relate to concept of operations, requirements, interfaces, verifications, architecture, and design.Maintain and update xEVAS requirements and adjudicate requirements with xEVAS providers.Track requirements and verifications via dedicated databases.Track EVA standards; identify, coordinate, and schedule updates of standards.Track actions and risks related to EVA Development RIV in conjunction with the SE&I Manager and Artemis EVA Insight Lead.Work with EHP SE&I on interface requirements.Work with EVA Development Project Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) teams on their RIV needs.Coordinate review of Change Requests (CRs) with applicability to xEVAS or EVA GFE projects.Coordinate xEVAS verification reviews, including Verification and Validation (V&V) plan reviews.Review provider's verification events and closure notices to ensure the EVA hardware design meets functional requirements.This position is available as a Project Leader of Senior Project Leader
What You Need to be Successful
Project Leader
Minimum Requirements:Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or science8 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including experience in systems engineeringKnowledge and understanding of the NASA program life cycle and system engineering processesAbility to effectively utilize oral and written communication to express technical concepts and recommendations to personnel at all technical and managerial levelsAbility to work effectively and quickly in real-time environments of rapid change, conflicting requirements, and occasional pressureInnovation, creativity, and initiativeDemonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customersSenior Project Leader
Minimum Requirements:12 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including experience in systems engineeringSame requirements as aboveHow You Can Stand Out
It would be impressive if you have one or more of theseKnowledge of EVA systems and current technologyExperience with requirements development of NASA spacecraft systemsExperience with DOORS/DNG or similar requirements and verification toolExperience performing or leading technical and programmatic tasks for NASAWays We Reward Our Employees
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