Performance Engineer

Amentum•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS), NASA’s next-generation mission operations contract, has an excellent opportunity for a Mid-Level Systems Engineer to join the Performance Engineering team. System Performance Engineering encompasses the techniques applied during the system development life cycle to ensure the non-functional requirements for ground systems within the Mission Control Center Systems (MCCS), Training Systems (TS), Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) are met. Adherence to the non-functional requirements is also validated post-deployment by monitoring the production systems. The applicant will work in a dynamic team environment and will be responsible for working with the NASA customer, other systems engineers, and software engineers to understand system requirements and to determine the operation of the system through measuring and evaluating its system performance characteristics. The applicant will have the unique opportunity to support human spaceflight during the mission operation critical phases of launch, rendezvous, and landing. COSMOS ensures the continuity of critical human spaceflight support by providing mission control services, advanced training systems, and full-scale spacecraft mockups for astronaut preparation and engineering analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree and 2 to 5 years of general experience.
Previous experience with scripting and/or automation.
Previous experience with the software, development life cycle (SDLC).
Be able to work a flexible and dynamic work schedule.
When necessary, support real-time mission ops during second or third shift, nights and weekends.
Support 24x7 on call.
Must be able to obtain a NASA Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Badge for NASA credentials.
Individual should possess strong initiative, be a team player (teamwork), be flexible to changing program needs, and possess strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Requires close communication and collaboration with other engineers, the software development community and NASA customer to successfully perform analysis and monitor systems.
Self-learner, curious and familiar with SW engineering.
Possess coding skills (Python, C+, Linux, Windows).
Detail oriented and have clear concise communication (able to explain technical performance data and metrics/data visualization).
Ability to work towards deadlines and deliver quality products.

Nice To Haves

Data visualization skills like Power BI, or Python virtualization (venv).
Experience with software containers (Docker, Pod).
Experience with Office 365 Tools; Windows Admin skills.
Previous experience with automation, Linux, and Python.
Previous experience with data mining and data management.
Familiarity with scripting languages and monitoring tools.
Familiarity with Requirements verification methodologies.
Familiarity with Service Now, SolarWinds, Big Fix, Splunk or similar tools.
Leadership skills.
Understanding of data structures.
Data Science and Statistical learning.
Data Programming.
Experience with networking (familiarity with Wireshark is a plus).

Responsibilities

Work in a dynamic team environment and will be responsible for working with the NASA customer, other systems engineers, users, and software engineers to determine the operation of the system through measuring and evaluating its system performance characteristics.
Ensure that the team is working closely with COSMOS Platform/OS and Software Engineers, System Testers, and Project Managers to ensure system performance and stability across COSMOS facilitate primarily the MCC and Training systems.
Participate in mission systems failure and anomaly investigations.
Support real-time mission activities.
Support customer daily operations meetings.
Pursue integration assignments within the Integration Services department to help achieve department, directorate, and contract goals.
Collect raw resource utilization data from workstations, servers and networks from the development, integration and production environments.
Process resource utilization data; manage, protect and retain the raw resource utilization data.
Provide resource metrics for platforms and networking devices.
Provide impact assessments and cost associated with critical designs.
Investigate system anomalies using current/historical system data and user reports.
Maintain technical performance measures.
Perform and support system testing and benchmarking.
Establish baselines of current system behavior tailored for specific investigations.
Estimate changes to system behavior given prospective modifications or additions.
Identify trends that may violate resource constraints.
Provide specifications for new equipment given current loads and required margins.
Provide support during critical phases or specified complex phase for manned spaceflight.
Perform cost, risk, supportability analyses for the mission systems.
Perform systems analysis, functional analysis, statistical analysis, trade studies and requirements allocation.
Perform maintenance and recommend enhancements to existing process and procedures.
Develop automation scripts for handling big data.
Perform script creation and maintenance, as well as process improvement/automation to advance overall system performance capabilities.
Possess strong team-building skills across multi-functional areas that establish a collaborative operational structure including active listening, prompt service and follow-up.
Exhibit proven track record of working under tight deadlines.
Have a high degree of self-motivation and the ability to work independently.
Have a keen attention to detail/be detail-oriented.
Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Exhibit professional behavior that promotes teamwork, fosters cooperation, and enhances productivity in the workplace.
Be well organized with the ability to coordinate, prioritize and execute multiple tasks simultaneously in a high-pressure environment.