Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) Subsystem Manager

Overview

 

Our long-term client relationship with Jacobs has led to a need for an Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) Subsystem Manager on the Amentum contract at Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX).

Building on more than four decades of experience in providing innovative integration solutions for government and commercial space programs, Barrios offers an extensive range of engineering, software, and related technology integration services in support of the aerospace community. As a woman-owned and operated small business, we are a people-focused company that supports professional development, while working to ensure that you maintain a healthy work-life balance. 

Barrios employees actively participate in the growth of the commercial spaceflight industry through our partnerships with companies leading commercial space development, as well as successfully supporting NASA as our primary government customer. Our long history supporting Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the International Space Station, and now Commercial LEO, lays the groundwork for future missions to the Moon through our work on Orion, Gateway, and the Space Launch System. 

Responsibilities

 

The Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) Subsystem Manager will:

 

• Be a Subsystem Manager for the International Space Station (ISS) ECLS System including the following:
  • ISS Oxygen Generator Assembly (OGA) and Advanced Oxygen Generator Assembly (AOGA)
• Serve as the primary ISS ECLS System Oxygen Generator Assembly (OGA) and Advanced Oxygen Generator Assembly (AOGA) Subsystem Manager. This involves all aspects of OGA and AOGA hardware and associated ground/development/on-orbit activities/operations.
• Primarily this involves Boeing and subcontractor CFE hardware but also has aspects that are GFE (JSC or MSFC provided) or IP-related (Energia or ESA).
• Assume full oversight responsibility (with delegated authority but under the direction of the NASA ECLS System Manager) for all engineering and operations decisions for the OGA- and AOGA-related topics
• Work closely with ISS Program Vehicle Office Integrators, Boeing contractor subsystem teams, various project/hardware provider teams, and other organizations to manage tasks and technical risks
• Support real-time system operations, including periodic support in the ISS Mission Evaluation Room (MER) for specific on-orbit activities
• Support problem/failure resolution activities and resolution through various forums such as the ECLS SPRT and appropriate ISS Program boards
• Develop in-depth OGA and AOGA technical knowledge to apply to real-time, integrated discussions for evaluating forward plans, issue resolution, desired hardware posture, operational recommendations, and risk trades, including application of best practices and engineering judgment for cases with limited or incomplete data.
• Handle communications between various hardware providers and sustaining organizations
• Take point in exchanging information with a wide range of stakeholders including the ISS Program, JSC Engineering, Vehicle Office, Collins Aerospace, Boeing, and Marshall Space Flight Center.
• Some travel required
• Serve as the ECLS SM team focal for Change Request (CR) coordination and review across all ECLS subsystems. CR scope will include both Program and Flight Rule CRs
• Additional duties within the ISS ECLS team are expected and will be discussed on a case-by-case basis
• Perform other duties as required.

 

Qualifications

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

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS degree in Engineering from an accredited Engineering school, plus five (5) years of related experience.

-OR-

• BS Degree in Engineering from an accredited Engineering school, may be expected to have a related Master's Degree, plus ten (10) years of related experience.

-OR-

• BS Degree in Engineering from an accredited Engineering school, may be expected to have a related Master's or higher degree, plus fifteen (15) years of related experience. 
• A strong working knowledge of the ISS Program (or similar NASA program), including use of boards/technical forums and support of space flight hardware activities
• Strong and clear communication skills, both technical and interpersonal, involving complex topics and real-time discussion/decision-making

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Have an unders