Systems Engineering SME – Human Landing System (SME2)

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Position Description:

This position will provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) Level Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) support to the Human Lander System (HLS) Program Office’s Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) Office (LP10) at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). This position will provide direct support to the Requirements and Verification team in the areas of interfaces, requirements and/or verification and validation (V&V).    Coordinate across the Artemis program elements, to include Orion,  Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility (EHP), and other HLS landers interfaces.  Near-term duties will be directed to the support of requirements.

Specific support to be provided includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Support the Requirements and Verification team by:
  • Negotiate, capture and document requirements while leveraging Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and processes.
  • Provide inputs to strategic planning regarding the processes and approaches for definition and documentation of interfaces, requirements and V&V to support HLS milestones.
  • Support V&V through strategic planning, vetting and capturing V&V planning and closure documentation, and supporting review and approval of provided Detailed Verification Objectives (DVO)/Verification Events (VE) and Verification Closure Notices (VCN).
  • Contribute to the digital transformation efforts through the development of Digital Engineering Tools and leveraging AI as appropriate.
• Develop and deliver SE&I products, documents, presentations, and action item responses. 
• Support interface and integration requirements definition, verification, and validation, and change management efforts.
• Participate in reviews, meetings, teleconferences, and working groups.
• Communicate issues, best practices, lessons-learned and other technical positions related to the development of the systems engineering approach for program level integration efforts.
• Identify, describe, and communicate potential risks.
• Build consensus across stakeholders to meet program/project technical, cost and schedule constraints.
• Deliver project briefings to all levels of management and stakeholders.
• Provide clear and effective communications with internal and external partners and stakeholders.
• Requires travel in the domestic USA (<15%). Must be a US Citizen and have a STAR ID.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

A degree from an ABET accredited university is preferred. Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a BS with at least 25+ years of systems engineering and/or technical management experience. MS degree preferred.

• Experience supporting NASA launch vehicle and spacecraft projects.
• Experience developing and documenting requirements, verifications, processes, or procedures.  
• Knowledge of space vehicle design, functions, terminology, interfaces, technical disciplines, and system design. 
• Flight hardware experience and/or hardware delivery experience.
• A strong ability to perform with limited direction and guidance.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and effective team player with strong customer relations skills, familiar with working in a dynamic work environment.
• Demonstrated experience building strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders, organizing, and facilitating meeti