System Engineering for Portable Crew Device

Mclaurin Aerospace•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

McLaurin is hiring a Systems Engineer to support integration of the Orion Portable Crew Device (PCD) System, consisting of approximately 15 devices, with the HLS project office and HLS vendors. The role also coordinates with the Moon Base Program and the Orion Project Office, which is leading selection and certification of PCD system devices. The position is on the JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and must be performed onsite in Building 44, with situational telework only. The engineer supports flight project schedules, procurement documentation, budgets, system requirements, and requirement and verification data packages. The work spans architecture requirements, design, verification and validation, operations, and sustaining engineering. The role also contributes to life-cycle reviews, integration and test activities, system-level analyses, risk management, customer progress reporting, and Orion concept-of-operations development.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering; the posting states the role typically requires 5–10 years of related experience and separately lists 10 years of relevant systems engineering 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 space hardware, including mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, and material selection.
Ability to prepare written documents and present verbally at meetings.
Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision.
Experience working in a team environment.
Must work onsite in Building 44; telework is situational only.
U.S. citizenship and ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation.
License and certification may be required.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Support integration of the Orion PCD System with the HLS project office and HLS vendors, coordinating as needed with the Moon Base Program and Orion Project Office.
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.
Work with 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.
Contribute to development of Orion concept of operations (Con-Ops).
Perform and review system-level architecture trade studies and analyses that influence 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.
Prepare and present schedules and progress to customers.
Perform other duties as required.