Systems Engineer for NASA Energy Flight Hardware Projects will:

• Prepare system requirements documents for In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) projects for the Energy Conversion Systems branch at the Johnson Space Center.
• Responsible for the planning, development, review, and maintaining project requirements including Project Technical Requirements Specification (PTRS), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), End Item Specifications (EIS), Verification and Validation Document (V&VD) and Verification Success Criteria (VSC).
• Use requirements management and model-based systems engineering tools as necessary such as Magic Draw.
• Develop and support sub-system requirements and verification data packages to support architecture requirements, design, verification/validation, operations, and sustaining engineering.
• Conduct product life cycle reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), coordinate integration, verification and validation activities.
• Monitor submitted documents and attend design reviews.
• Perform system engineering functions of projects and provide user input feedback during the design process.
• Review verification and validation reports to verify compliance with requirements.
• Work with team members to identify risks, to develop risk statements, and to help plan risk responses.
• Work in a team environment and report to the team lead and customer with status on progress and issues.
• Adapt to new design constraints, functions, and configurations as needed.
• Maintain a professional relationship with the NASA customer and other NASA support contractors.
• Perform other duties as required.  

Qualifications

 This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• BS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school.
• Knowledge and understanding of the systems engineering and Integration (SE&I) processes, methodologies, tools and technologies such as model based systems engineering.
• Knowledge of test principles, tools, and processes needed to develop test requirements.
• Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various meetings.
• Must be able to organize and prioritize tasks in order to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products.

Preferences:

• Prefer mechanical or aerospace engineering degree.
• Experience working on In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) projects.
• Experience with NASA JSC Flight Hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes.
• Experience with the development of space systems requirements documents and verification plans (such as PTRS (Project Technical Requirements Specification) and Verification and Validation documents (V&VD), and ICD (Interface Control Document).
• Experience with the concept definition, design, verification, and testing of space systems.
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification.
• Familiarity with NASA/JSC documentation databases and share point sites as well as typical systems engineering software products such as DOORs, Cradle, or MagicDraw.
• 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, and material selection.