Lunar Terrain Vehicle SEI Verification and Validation Support Senior Project Engineer

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This position will support the NASA EVA and Human Surface Mobility Program’s (EHP) Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) Project SEI team – part of the Artemis portfolio at the NASA Johnson Space Center. As part of this team, you will serve as a systems engineer supporting the SEI team’s Verification and Validation lead. 

This is a full time 100% onsite position located at Johnson Space Center in Houston TX. Option for hybrid model with 4 days onsite and 1 day remote per week 

What You’ll Be Doing  

• Support the LTV Project SEI office at NASA Johnson Space Center, which is responsible for the definition, development, and implementation of the LTV in support of the Artemis architecture. 

• Support the Project’s Verification and Validation Lead in the following tasks: 

• Attend project or program meetings and reviews to keep SE&I team informed of developments 

• Review, comment, maintain, and update program level requirements 

• Develop and manage project system requirements 

• Lead NASA cross project interface verification 

• Review Contractor verification, validation, and certification plan 

• Coordinate with subject matter experts as needed in review of Contractor verification, validation, and certification plan 

• Coordinate with subject matter experts on review of Contractor Integration and Test plans 

• Review contractor provided verification closure notices and associated data 

• Coordinate with subject matter experts as needed in review, commenting, and/or disposition of verification closure notices and associated data within contract specified time frame 

• Develop project SE&I documents as needed 

• Conduct CRs (external documents routed to LTV for review/comment) related to system specifications documents and work with the SE technical coordinators to ensure alignment with project needs 

• Assist with project lifecycle reviews (generated slide content, present as needed) 

What You Need to be Successful  

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, science, or another related STEM discipline 

• At least 10 years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including experience in systems engineering, technical interfaces, NASA program lifecycle, and NASA program management environment 

• Demonstrated experience integrating multiple teams and complex systems 

• Knowledge and understanding of the NASA program life cycle and associated milestone reviews 

• Working experience in CMW, sharepoint, and wiki pages 

• Ability to effectively utilize oral and written communication to express technical concepts, presentations, and recommendations to personnel at all technical and managerial levels 

• Ability to work in a quick-paced, small core team that leads technical discussions across a large technical community and influences teams across the NASA enterprise 

• Initiative and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers 

• Excellent teaming and leadership skills with an ability to multi-task across various issues/disciplines simultaneously 

• Experience working across diverse teams and many different engineering disciplines 

• Knowledge of s