Senior Systems Engineer

Astrion • Houston, TX

22d • Onsite

About The Position

Senior Systems Engineer
Location: NASA Johnson Space Center
Status: Full Time
Clearance: Background check
U.S. Citizenship required
Astrion is seeking a seasoned Senior Systems Engineer to join our team in support of NASA’s pursuit of deep space exploration. 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!
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:
Bachelors degree and ten (10) years of relevant experience.
Experience leading technical teams
Experience designing and leading complex system development which includes both hardware and software
configuration items
Experience leading development projects
Knowledge of the systems engineering process
Knowledge of the system lifecycle
Knowledge of the systems development lifecycle to include hardware and software development process
Understanding of the space system certification process
Understanding of Design for Sustainment methodology
Excellent written and verbal communication across multiple disciplines
Knowledge and work experience in a Systems Engineering role in a NASA, DoD, or Aerospace environment.
Experience with requirements management, verification and validation definition and execution, design trades, risk
analysis, and system analysis of space hardware.
Experience with concept development, concept of operation and operational concept definition, architecture
definition, verification, testing, and operation of space hardware.
Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various meetings.
Familiarity with SharePoint and Microsoft Office products.
Experience with design, assembly, verification, testing, and operation of space hardware.
DESIRED QUALIFICATION / SKILLS
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification.
• 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, material selection, and design software and
• tools.
• Experience with NASA JSC Flight Hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes
• 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 share point sites as well as typical systems engineering
• software products.
• Experience in technical or team leadership roles

Requirements

• Bachelors degree and ten (10) years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading technical teams
• Experience designing and leading complex system development which includes both hardware and software configuration items
• Experience leading development projects
• Knowledge of the systems engineering process
• Knowledge of the system lifecycle
• Knowledge of the systems development lifecycle to include hardware and software development process
• Understanding of the space system certification process
• Understanding of Design for Sustainment methodology
• Excellent written and verbal communication across multiple disciplines
• Knowledge and work experience in a Systems Engineering role in a NASA, DoD, or Aerospace environment.
• Experience with requirements management, verification and validation definition and execution, design trades, risk analysis, and system analysis of space hardware.
• Experience with concept development, concept of operation and operational concept definition, architecture definition, verification, testing, and operation of space hardware.
• Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various meetings.
• Familiarity with SharePoint and Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with design, assembly, verification, testing, and operation of space hardware.

Nice To Haves

• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification.
• 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, material selection, and design software and • tools.
• Experience with NASA JSC Flight Hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes
• 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 share point sites as well as typical systems engineering • software products.
• Experience in technical or team leadership roles

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the planning, development, review, and maintenance of requirements and verification plans.
• Prepare materials for the system life cycle phasing, including SRR (System Readiness Review), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) and Critical Design Review (CDR)
• Work with team members to identify risks, develop risk statements, and to help them plan risk responses.
• Perform and review system level architecture trade studies and analyses that will influence the overall system design and
• Utilize a requirements management software and systems engineering tool such as DOORS, Cradle or Jama.
• Create and manage requirements for various projects – including flow down from NASA Program to contractor Project through verification closeout as well as interface definition between subsystems
• Work in a team environment and report to the team lead to provide status on progress and raise issues.
• Maintain a professional relationship with the NASA customer and other NASA support contractors.
• Perform other tasks assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level