System Engineer - Portable Crew Device

Bastion Technologies•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The System Engineer will support the space program in Houston, Texas, providing systems engineering services for integration of the Orion Portable Crew Device (PCD) System with the HLS project office and HLS vendors. The role also coordinates with the Moon Base Program and Orion Project Office, which leads selection and certification of PCD system devices. The engineer supports flight project schedules, procurement documentation, budgets, and system requirements documents, and develops sub-project requirement and verification data packages covering architecture requirements, design, verification and validation, operations, and sustaining engineering. The position includes conducting product life-cycle reviews; coordinating integration, verification, and validation activities; aligning requirements with hardware specifications; providing user feedback during design; supporting ground and flight operations testing; and reviewing verification and validation reports for requirements compliance. The engineer participates in system requirements, preliminary design, and critical design reviews, supports development of Orion Con-Ops, and performs or reviews system-level architecture trade studies and analyses that influence electrical design and performance. The role also involves testing and operating as-built hardware, identifying and responding to risks with team members and leads, and presenting schedules and progress to customers. Other duties may be assigned. This is an onsite position in Houston, Texas, with a 9/80 schedule and every other Friday off. Some travel may be required, and schedules may change to meet position or customer needs. The work is generally in an office environment but may involve indoor or outdoor work depending on the task. Employees must pass a national agency check; some positions require clearance and extensive background verification. A pre-employment drug screen and periodic random drug and alcohol screenings are required. The role may require work outside the normal schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident due to the sensitivity of customer-related information.
Experience in the space industry or Department of Defense/Department of War.
Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum of 5 years of recent, related work experience.
Knowledge and understanding of systems engineering and integration processes, methodologies, tools, and technologies, including model-based systems engineering.
Knowledge of test principles, tools, and processes needed to develop test requirements.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the space hardware field, including mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, and material selection.
Ability to prepare written documents and present verbally at meetings.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with internal and external customers.
Ability to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
Strong teamwork, work ethic, and culture orientation.
Organization and time-management skills; ability to work outside the normal schedule and adjust schedules to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
Must be able to pass a national agency check and pre-employment drug screening, and participate in periodic random drug and alcohol screenings.
Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of flight hardware and/or flight processes and paperwork.
Master's degree.
Experience with NASA processes, including EA-023.
Knowledge and experience with DOORS Next Generation.

Responsibilities

Provide systems engineering services to support integration of the Orion PCD System with the HLS project office and HLS vendors.
Coordinate with the Moon Base Program and Orion Project Office on PCD system devices.
Support engineering flight project schedules, procurement documentation, budgets, and system requirements documents.
Develop and support sub-project requirement and verification data packages for architecture requirements, design, verification and validation, operations, and sustaining engineering.
Conduct product life-cycle reviews and coordinate integration, verification, and validation activities.
Align requirements with hardware specifications and understand the associated verification activities.
Perform systems engineering functions and provide user feedback during the design process.
Support ground testing and flight operations testing of hardware, including end-item documentation.
Review verification and validation reports to verify compliance with requirements.
Participate in and contribute to system requirements reviews, preliminary design reviews, and critical design reviews.
Support development of Orion Con-Ops.
Perform and review system-level architecture trade studies and analyses affecting overall electrical design and performance.
Participate in testing, verification, and operation of as-built hardware.
Work with team members and leads to identify risks, develop risk statements, and plan risk responses.
Present schedules and progress to customers.
Perform other duties as assigned.