Human Landing System (HLS) IVA Suit Project Engineer

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. 

Our long-term client relationship with NASA has led to a need for a Project Engineer for the development of flight hardware for the HLS Blue Origin OCSS suit GFP Project within JSC’s Crew Survival Engineering. This candidate will join our team with JETS II teammate company, Aerodyne.

 ** We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews. **

The Human Landing System (HLS) IVA Suit Project Engineer will focus on: 

• Support the project in designing, developing, testing and certifying spacesuit-related hardware for spaceflight application
• Creating safety products relevant to hardware to show requirement compliance and mission
• Be an active participant in preparing and presenting content for design reviews with the HLS program
• Lead/support any related team meetings or program meetings
• Working with other project team members to ensure project requirements are achieved
• Keep relevant program stakeholders abreast of project development and operational status
• Shall provide statuses, schedule, and forward work information to ensure all necessary project objectives and milestones are being accomplished on time and within program/project resources
• Support IVA Suit Project Manager in integration and discussions with external orgs including Flight Operations Directorate (FOD), Crew Office (CB), Engineering Directorate (EA) and Crew Training representatives
• Support IVA Suit Project Manager in the managing of the project’s Technical, Schedule, Cost and Risk as needed
• Maintain a responsive and productive working relationship with HLS program personnel and any vendor or subcontractors
• Project Engineer will support PM who leads and provide weekly statuses to the HLS program, working actions given by program (as needed) and presenting at program forums for items such as hardware certification, project status, and or risks
• Traveling to support project meetings, Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), development efforts, qualification (certification) testing, failure investigations or technical issues, crew training activities and other critical project tasks are all responsibilities for this position
• Work in a team environment and report to project management to provide status on progress a