OPO Spacecraft Test Engineer 2

ARES Corporation•Merritt Island, FL

About The Position

This position supports operations integration activities for the Orion Production Operations (OPO) Branch, Operations and Test Management Division of NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program Office located at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The successful candidate will support assembly, integration, and test (AI&T) activities of the Orion spacecraft prior to turnover to EGS for processing and launch. The primary duty of this position is to support assembly, integration, and test (AI&T) activities for Orion modules and missions. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Provides daily support to Orion assembly, integration, and test (AI&T) team activities to assure tests are planned, coordinated, and executed to meet requirements Performs assembly and test procedures planning, development, reviews, and execution for active on-console test support Executes test room pretest ops and post-test ops configurations Performs assembly and test data analysis, test documentation processing and data management Assists in support planning and development of tools to manage test tracking Provides technical operations support and insight to team for all planned assembly and test operations to include anomalies recovery and unplanned impacts Partner with prime contractor and/or international partners to achieve technical and schedule performance commitments for Orion module production Applies engineering techniques and lessons learned to support future operational campaigns Keeps management informed of work status, and progress in meeting milestones and deadlines, and problems encountered along with resolution As a team member, provides inputs with clear communication and understanding of performance to plan, risks and other technical, schedule and budgetary impacts Attends Program panels/boards related to program production decisions Remains cognizant of new and emerging production/test opportunities, tools, capabilities, and strategies. Looks for process improvement opportunities Supports “what if” assessment/trade study schedules to analyze and evaluate schedule projections and forecast

Requirements

Experience in Orion / EGS systems engineering processes and spacecraft operations
Knowledge of spacecraft modules, facility, transportation, test integration, and operations
Knowledge of Concept of Operations development
Proficiency in technical document review to include design drawings
Flexible to changing work demands, shift work, multi-task, operate with minimal direct supervision, and meet all customer deadlines
Self-starter with outstanding organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Ability to work odd hours and various shifts, including weekends as required to support spacecraft processing schedules
Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
Bachelor of Science (BS) in an Engineering discipline

Nice To Haves

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment co-located with customers
Effective and clear communicator with the ability to present technical issues
Proven work as a cohesive team member with many different technical experts in a dynamic schedule-driven environment
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Outlook, as well as commercial applications
Knowledge of aerospace systems, structures, materials, kinematics and mechanics, aerodynamics, and fluids
Knowledge of spacecraft hardware production processes and documentation
Experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Teams, or ability to quickly learn and come up to speed

Responsibilities

Provides daily support to Orion assembly, integration, and test (AI&T) team activities to assure tests are planned, coordinated, and executed to meet requirements
Performs assembly and test procedures planning, development, reviews, and execution for active on-console test support
Executes test room pretest ops and post-test ops configurations
Performs assembly and test data analysis, test documentation processing and data management
Assists in support planning and development of tools to manage test tracking
Provides technical operations support and insight to team for all planned assembly and test operations to include anomalies recovery and unplanned impacts
Partner with prime contractor and/or international partners to achieve technical and schedule performance commitments for Orion module production
Applies engineering techniques and lessons learned to support future operational campaigns
Keeps management informed of work status, and progress in meeting milestones and deadlines, and problems encountered along with resolution
As a team member, provides inputs with clear communication and understanding of performance to plan, risks and other technical, schedule and budgetary impacts
Attends Program panels/boards related to program production decisions
Remains cognizant of new and emerging production/test opportunities, tools, capabilities, and strategies. Looks for process improvement opportunities
Supports “what if” assessment/trade study schedules to analyze and evaluate schedule projections and forecast