Lunar Terrain Vehicle SEI Interfaces 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.

We are looking for a Lunar Terrain Vehicle SEI Interfaces Engineer (Senior Member of Technical Staff/ Project Engineer – Systems Engineering). 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. You will be part of the LTV SEI Requirements, Interfaces and Verifications (RIV) sub-team and serve as the Interface Manager. In this role, you will coordinate with other projects, tech authorities, SMEs, etc. to create, review, update, and maintain interfaces and associated documents for the LTV project and LTV vendors. 

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site in Houston, TX, at Johnson Space Center.

What You’ll Be Doing

As the interfaces manager, you will be responsible for the following tasks:   

• Creating, updating, and maintaining our list of interfaces and associated documents  
• Strategizing interface document development appropriate for commercial contract structure 
• Assist with developing interface documents cross-project and cross-program to include defining timelines, reporting progress, and releasing documents (CRs, working groups, Control Boards) 
• Work cross-stakeholder inputs to interface documents (with other projects, technical authorities, SMEs, etc.) 
• Review CRs related to interfaces (external documents routed to LTV for review/comment) and other CRs, as needed 
• Provide input to LTV developed products and control plans 
• Assist with project lifecycle reviews (generated slide content, present as needed) 
• Working with LTV SEI Cross-Stakeholder Integration lead and Insight team to review interface deliverables from contractors and assisting with any needed planning/coordination across NASA internal teams 
• Manage interfaces including but not limited to:  
• EVA interfaces: dedicated focus on EVA related interfaces and associated documents. Requires working cross-project within the EHP program (i.e., with the EVA development project) as well as with contractors responsible for defining these interfaces.  
• System interfaces: covers all other types of interfaces and associated documents including communications, power, payloads, etc. Requires working cross-project as well as up and out with program system managers (i.e., the SME leads for the program regarding communications, power, navigation, imagery, command and data handling, etc.) 
• Assist the SEI V&V lead to help inform V&V and related activities for interfaces as vendors progress through lifecycle 
• Participate in meetings related to interfaces to maintain awareness of potential changes for interface requirements, and coordinate with stakeholders and Insight Team to provide impact assessments for management review and disposition  

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements for the Senior Member of Technical – Systems Engineering

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, Science, or other applicable STEM areas 
• At least 3 years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including experience in a systems engineering and program lifecycle environment  
• 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 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 presentation and communications skills, including development of and briefing of decision packages and complex information in a succinct and polished manner.  
• Experience working across diverse teams and many different engineering disciplines  
• Knowledge of space flight certification processes to ensure performance and safety requirements are met  
• Knowledge of EVA systems and current technology  
• Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site/domestically approx. 5%
• This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

In addition to the above, the minimum requirements for the Project Engineer- Systems Engineering include:

• At least 6 years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including experience in a systems engineering, program lifecycle, and program management environment  
• Track record of interacting effectively with government and contractor personnel  
• Proven ability to successfully work across multiple organizations that contribute to mission success  

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Advanced degree in in engineering, Science, or other applicable STEM areas 
• More than 6 of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, years including experience in a systems engineering, program lifecycle, and program management environment 
• Knowledge of exploration mobility topics and technology  
• Extensive experience performing or leading technical and programmatic tasks for NASA  
• Established success performing or leading SEI analysis cycle tasks  
• Experience with International Partner and/or Commercial vendor integration and coordination  
• Strong foundation with communications and power interfaces 
• Well-versed with MBSE tools     

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change   
• Engage with Impact   
• Foster Innovation   
• Deliver Results  

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type.  A few highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
• 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

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