Systems Engineer: Docking System Development and Integration

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!     

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer:  Docking System Development and Integration to join the team!

The Systems Engineer:  Docking System Development and Integration will:

• Provide insight to and oversight of tasks related to design, analysis, test, manufacturing, and operation of docking systems supporting Orion, Gateway, Human Landing System, and the International Space Station
• Learn and stay abreast of the details of the NASA Docking System Block 1 and/or Block 2, and/or other provider docking system designs as needed
• Review and provide feedback to commercial partner and international partner documentation on their vehicle design as pertains to development, installation and operation of the docking system
• Analyze partner and provider requirements to assess conflicts, gaps, and adequate flow down and decomposition of the NASA program requirements.
• Participate in design/test/certification reviews presented to NASA, identify issues in the form of detailed comments (or RIDs) to docking-system related documentation, and support development and implementation of resolution plans.
• Review and provide feedback to Docking-related Safety Hazard reports. Participate in the NASA safety panel reviews and work with providers to resolve identified concerns.
• Preparation and/or review of variances, exceptions and/or waivers to NASA requirements.
• Participate in a real-time flight support role requiring knowledge of docking system and vehicle operations, flight rules, and contingency procedures. This would also require training with a mission support team under various flight scenarios in the JSC Mission Control Center.
• Be responsible for the planning, development, review, and maintenance of requirements and verification plans, products, and closures
• Prepare materials for system life cycle milestones, including SRR (System Readiness Review), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), and Hardware Acceptance Reviews, and Flight Readiness Reviews.
• Work with team members to identify risks, develop risk statements, and plan risk responses, including program level risks.
• Work with NASA and provider test and analyses teams to develop plans and procedures that align with requirement verification objectives and participate in troubleshooting and recovery from failures and anomalies.
• Review vendor submitted data, such as verification