Propulsion Engineer US Citizen / Permanent Resident Aerospace/Spacecraft Experience Onsite in Houston Texas - No remote is available
Serve as the Chemical Propulsion Refueling Lead acting as the cross-project point of contact for the Gateway Integrated Refueling Circuit which implements the Refueling architecture.*
Lead the Gateway Refueling Working Group, involving planning agenda topics related to current, and forward risks, issues, and challenges.*
Develop a detailed understanding of the Gateway Refueling Requirements Document and apply working knowledge to lead domestic and international partners in technical discussions on requirement compliance.*
Lead the development and implementation of the Gateway Refueling Concept of Operations.*
Assist the System Manager in the development of Flight Rules and operational constraints related to Flight operations of the Gateway Station.*
Communicate mission baseline, mission risk, and issues to mission management teams, across a variety of NASA and commercial partnership leadership.*
Travel to commercial partners facilities, both domestic and international, for insight/oversight of critical operations and other mission essential technical meetings.*
Lead presentations and discussions with other discipline sub-systems and working groups related to chemical propulsion refueling needs and designs.*
Qualification
Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and normally possess 5-10 years of related experience.*
Spacecraft propulsion experience with a focus on fluid and mechanical aspects*
Experience in the design, assembly, testing, certification, and operation of space propulsion systems and components*
Experience coordinating space propulsion systems requirements verification and validation between multiple organizations*
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*
Excellent organizational skills, oral and written communication skills, and the ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines*
Confident in knowledge and experience, and able to discuss propulsion topics with subject matter experts*
Experience with NASA JSC Flight Hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes*
Knowledge and work experience in a Systems Engineering role in a NASA, DoD, or Aerospace environment*
Experience with requirements management, verification and validation definition and execution, design trades, risk analysis, and system analysis of space hardware*
Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various high level meetingsRequisition Preferences:*
Familiar with JSC organizations, processes, and procedures*
Experience with NASA JSC Flight Hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes*
Experience with requirements management, verification and validation definition and execution, design trades, risk analysis, and system analysis of space hardware*
Working knowledge of NASA, JSC, and ISS standard practices and requirements including safety, fault tolerance, and unique disciplines*
Familiarity with NASA/JSC documentation databases and share point sites as well as typical systems engineering software products*
Experience in technical or team leadership roles
Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency may be a requirement for this position.
Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Houston, Texas
Skills
Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
Background Investigationunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Concept of Operations (CONOPS)unmatched
Documentationunmatched
Engineering Drawingunmatched
Engineering Softwareunmatched
Governmentunmatched
Integrated Circuits (ICs)unmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Materials Testingunmatched
Mechanical Designunmatched
Microsoft SharePointunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Propulsionunmatched
Regulatory Complianceunmatched
Requirements Managementunmatched
Requirements Validation/Verificationunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Safety Trainingunmatched
Space Operationsunmatched
System Operationsunmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Systems Analysisunmatched
Systems Engineeringunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
Testingunmatched
United States Citizenunmatched
United States Department of Defense (DoD)unmatched
Validation Testingunmatched
Willing to Travelunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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