Orion FCE Subsystem Manager

Orion FCE Subsystem Manager

Location: NASA Johnson Space Center | Avionic Systems Division

Status: Full Time

Clearance: Background check & U.S. Citizenship required

Astrion is seeking a Habitation Subsystem Engineer to join our team and serve as the Orion FCE Subsystem Manager in support of NASA's pursuit of deep space exploration. In this role, you will evaluate, guide and ensure engineering and system readiness across multiple NASA commercial partners to support the Orion Crew Vehicle Program.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 5-10 years of related
  experience.
• BS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school and five (5) years of direct engineering experience
  minimum.
• Experience in the design, assembly, testing, certification, and operation of space systems and components during prelaunch, flight, and post-landing phases.
• Experience coordinating space systems requirements verification and validation between multiple organizations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical
  disciplines.
• Basic knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field, such as mechanical system design,
  engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, testing, and office software.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with JSC organizations, processes, and procedures.
• Familiar with the spacecraft habitation systems
• Mission Evaluation Room Console experience
• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE)
• Experience with Systems Engineering processes and techniques
• The ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines.
• Familiarity with the Engineering Life Cycle process.

What you'll do

• Ensuring system readiness for flight support. Emphasis will be on Mission Evaluation Room tasks and support for Console readiness/certification for the Orion Flight Crew Equipment team, Mission simulation support and scheduling,
  Console documentation management, Support for Flight Rules development. Working with the Orion management teams
  to develop a console support plan for prelaunch through postlanding operations for Orion missions.
• Review system architectures, hardware requirements, designs, assembly procedures, test plans and procedures to
  ensure approaches are sound for the proposed application.
• Provide recommendations for program acceptance of requirements verification, testing, and hazards.
• Provide recommendations for improvements to system architectures, hardware requirements, designs, test plans, and
  procedures if disparities/deficiencies are identified.
• Assess any potential impacts to design modifications which would lead to a delta qualification effort.
• Review the Phase III hazard reports and associated verification products.
• Keep relevant stakeholders abreast of project development and operational status.
• Serve as a key stakeholder in review of all program milestones such as verification activities, hardware qualification
  events, and certification of hardware.
• Travel as required in support of technical reviews, testing, and exchanges.
• Perform other duties as required.