Deputy Space Environments Systems Management Engineer

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Building on The Aerospace Corporation's reputation as a trusted, impartial advisor with integrity and dedication to mission success, the Civil Systems Group (CSG) combines deep technical expertise with market-leading innovation to help our customers solve complex systems engineering and integration challenges. CSG is organized by core customer-facing lines of business to manage and grow programs within NASA, NOAA, and the NNSA, while extending our capabilities to other civilian federal government agencies fully integrated within Aerospace rules, regulations, processes, values, and behaviors.

Within the CSG, the Human Exploration and Space Flight (HESF) Division supports our NASA customer in all aspects of human space flight. We are looking for a Deputy Space Environments Systems Management Engineer (Project Engineer/Sr. Project Engineer – Systems Engineering). In this role you will support the NASA Johnson Space Center’s Materials and Processes Branch within the Structural Engineering Division as a Deputy Space Environments Systems Manager. This department provides space environments insight and program level support to various human spaceflight programs. 

Work Model

This is a full-time position based at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX, which requires 100% onsite work.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Serve as a space environment expert across various capabilities supporting NASA Artemis mission objectives 
• Serve as a highly proactive technical specialist in space environments systems engineering, working closely across various engineering disciplines  
• Address all aspects related to natural and induced space environments and associated effects on hardware 
• Perform detailed system level analysis and formulate recommendations to senior-level program management on space environment systems  
• Lead and support management of Axiom Commercial Segment (AxCS) and AxCS-ISS integration; U.S. Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) and USDV-ISS integration; and Commercial Destination Free Flyer (CDFF) suppliers. 
• Provide oversight and insight responsibility of Space Environments for multiple programs 
• Perform requirements development tasks, cross-program interface management, vendor product reviews 
• Monitor technical status of development activities, testing, and operations planning 
• Identify and/or evaluate technical issues and hazards/concerns and analyze technical information 
• Conduct systems engineering studies, including developing models/methodologies to address space environments/effects issues and managing risks 
• Plan and execute targeted verification activities, 
• Prepare technical reports, briefings, and/or presentations to appropriate boards, panels and/or technical/status meetings 

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements for the < Project Engineer- Systems Engineering >

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in Engineering, Science, or another technical discipline  
• At least 6 years’ experience working in engineering disciplines, including experience in a systems engineering and/or program management environment across large government programs  
• Excellent teaming and leadership skills with an ability to working across diverse teams and multi-task across various issues/disciplines simultaneously  
• Exceptional interpersonal, presentation, and communications skills, including development of and briefing of decision packages and complex information in a succinct and polished manner  
• Understanding of specific NASA Human Spaceflight topics  
• Versed in architecting engineering solutions   
• Ability to work within a diverse team environment of many engineering disciplines, where the team is distributed across multiple NASA and Aerospace Corporation organizations, projects, and programs  
• Proven expertise in managing multiple concurrent tasks