人类航天工程师
Human Spaceflight Engineer
The Aerospace Corporation 是国家太空计划的可信赖合作伙伴，解决最复杂的问题并提供无与伦比的技术专长。作为一家联邦资助的研究与开发中心（FFRDC）的运营方，我们在太空领域的各个方面都有广泛参与——为国防、民用和商业客户提供涵盖卫星、发射、地面和网络系统的创新解决方案。加入我们的团队，你将成为一群问题解决者、思想领袖和创新者的其中一员。加入我们，成为太空事业的一部分。
依托 The Aerospace Corporation 在可信、中立顾问方面的声誉，以及对任务成功的诚信和奉献精神，民用系统组（CSG）结合深厚的技术专长与市场领先的创新，帮助客户解决复杂的系统工程和集成挑战。CSG 按照核心客户导向的业务线进行组织，以管理并拓展在 NASA、NOAA 和 NNSA 的项目，同时将我们的能力完全整合到 Aerospace 的规则、法规、流程、价值观和行为中，延伸至其他民用联邦政府机构。
CSG 中的人类探索与航天飞行（HESF）部门是公司关于载人航天飞行的专家。HESF 支持 NASA 及其大胆的人类探索任务，从 NASA 总部的任务主管到月球到火星办公室，再到每个正在运行的阿尔忒弥斯计划。我们还支持国际空间站（ISS）、低地球轨道商业开发计划、商业乘员计划以及人类健康与表现。HESF 的支持范围涵盖架构和任务设计、技术开发、需求和设计评审，最终到验证、安全性和在轨操作评审与认可。
对于此职位，你将担任 **载人航天工程师**（MTS 临时 III-工程计划管理与系统工程），为架构设计、航天器设计、地面操作、任务集成以及高级开发和现场测试提供专业技术支持。你将与我们的 NASA 客户及行业承包商和供应商合作，确保高优先级太空项目和任务的成功，这些任务具有极具挑战性的航天器设计要求。你的工作可能涉及多个项目的方案评估、系统开发、制造、测试和操作。你必须具备
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The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.
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.
Human Exploration and Spaceflight (HESF)Division in CSG is the company subject matter experts for human spaceflight. HESF supports NASA and its bold human exploration missions from the NASA Headquarters mission directorates to the Moon to Mars office down to every Artemis Program in operation. We also support the International Space Station (ISS), Commercial LEO Development Program, Commercial Crew Program, and Human Health and Performance. HESF support spans from architecture and mission design to technology development, requirements and design reviews, and finally to verification, safety, and on orbit operational reviews and concurrences.
For this position, you will function as a **Human Spaceflight Engineer** **(MTS Casual III-** **Engineering Program Management & Systems Engineering)** to provide expert technical assistance for architecture design, spacecraft design, ground operations, mission integration, and advanced development and field testing. You will collaborate with our NASA customer and industry contractors and vendors to ensure the success of high-priority space programs and missions with challenging spacecraft design requirements. Your work will potentially involve technical assessments of designs, system development, manufacture, testing, and operations for multiple programs. You must be willing to learn about a broad range of new technologies and systems and confidently advise customers on making critical decisions.
**This is a CASUAL part time/remote role but will require periodic onsite support at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX**
**What You’ll Be Doing**
Supporting the Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) lifecycle to include development of advanced spacecraft systems for national space missions through administration of the customers.
- Support program office activities, working closely with the civil servant team in an advisory role including vendor selection, development, testing, and operations support
- Attend various meetings and conferences, both regularly scheduled and intermittent
- Serve as a highly proactive advisory specialist, understanding issues and formulating options/recommendations, while working closely teams and across other offices, working groups, and panels
- Integrate with subject matter experts and stakeholders
- Develop periodic status reports and presentations
- Develop special reports/discussions of findings, issues, conclusions, recommendations, and risk assessments
- Formulate recommendations to senior-level program management
- Perform other duties for the customer as required
**What You Need to be Successful – MTS Casual III- Engineering Program Management & Systems Engineering**
_Minimum Requirements:_
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited program in technical discipline.
- 12 or more years of professional engineering/scientific experience, including experience in systems engineering, systems management, and project management.
- Experience with NASA mission architecture design as well as spacecraft development lifecycle to include requirements, design, development, qualification, acceptance, and operational use of spacecraft systems.
- Experience leading/advising multidisciplinary technical teams and programs
- Knowledge and understanding of NASA and/or DOD program life cycle.
- Ability to effectively utilize oral and written communication to express technical concepts.
- Experience working across diverse teams and many different engineering disciplines.
- Knowledge of space flight certification processes to ensure performance and safety requirements are met (including knowledge of NPR 7120, EA-WI-023, or equivalent processes)
- Knowledge in the design and development of major elements of ground test and space flight systems required to demonstrate the utilization of systems.
- This position requires 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.
**How You Can Stand Out**
_It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:_
- **Leadership Skills:** Proven ability to lead and manage multidisciplinary technical teams, guiding them through complex integration challenges, including managing international collaboration efforts.
- **Problem-Solving:** Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with an ability to resolve issues related to the integration of complex structures and mechanisms.
- **Communication Skills:** Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present complex technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including international teams and NASA management.
- **Project Management:** Experience managing project timelines, resources, and deliverables to ensure that integration milestones are met on schedule. Experience in coordinating with international teams and ensuring that integration activities meet cross-agency timelines.
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.
(Min - Max)
$90.00 - $100.00
Pay Basis: Hourly
**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
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
We are all unique, from various backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.
**Equal Opportunity Commitment**
The Aerospace Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at [peoplemangmnt.mailbox@aero.org](mailto:peoplemangmnt.mailbox@aero.org) . You can also review [Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf).