Integrated Testing and Facilities (IT&F) EHP SE&I Engineer full_time

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 an Integrated Testing and Facilities (IT&F), EHP SE&I Project Engineer- Systems Engineering. This position will provide leadership, integration, and project management support of Extravehicular Activity & Human Surface Mobility (EHP) testing, facilities required for testing, including human-in-the-loop (HITL) assessments.  The position at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) involves leading integration of multiple projects and NASA organizational stakeholders requiring validation and verification testing for EHP, driving collective decision making, while ensuring EHP goals are reached, and development testing is leveraged effectively to facilitate stakeholder objectives. 

Work Model 

This is a full-time position based at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, offering a hybrid work model that combines 4-5 regular onsite workdays and remote flexibility as the business needs allow.   

What You’ll Be Doing  

• Support development of EHP testing and facility architectures for long term planning.  The Lunar Terrain Vehicle (i.e., unpressurized rover), EVA suits, Pressurized Rover, Technology Development, are projects for EHP that this position will work closely with to meet Artemis goals. Testing may include pressurized and unpressurized suited testing integration, simulations including software verification, analogs, and surface mobility hardware. 
• Provide project management support to run a NASA facility or laboratory project from requirements definition, design reviews, construction, verification, and facility certification (Operational Readiness Inspection/Test Readiness Review) all while providing appropriate project oversight and reporting (cost, schedule, and risk). 
• Oversee existing facility projects that are currently in the Programs portfolio. 
• Coordinate the flow of facility project and testing data across multiple projects, programs, and hardware providers. 
• Lead and support in the design and execution of large- and small-scale multidisciplinary testing in human spaceflight analog environments including assessment of engineering design concepts, testing, and facility architectures. 
• Perform systems engineering, integration, leadership for test activities EHP conducts and/or funds. 
• Work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment, to react quickly to changing requirements and schedules, and to provide products of consistently high quality. 
• Communicate effectively and be able to summarize and present findings to EHP Management. 
• Effectively work with multiple projects simultaneously. 
• This would include providing regular status meetings to upper-level management. This task would also include overseeing other existing facility projects to provide input to EHP management to forecast any issues in cost and schedule. This is a highly fluid working environment where coordinating across multiple projects, programs, and hardware providers is needed.  

What You Need to be Successful – Project Engineer- Systems Engineering 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, science, or another related technical discipline. 
• At least 6 years of experience in designing and executing multidisciplinary testing related to human spaceflight 
• The ability to assess concepts and design recommendations to conduct successful testing, while prioritizing resources appropriately 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project) 
• Expertise and ability to lead in large- and small-scale human-in-the-loop testing to achieve specific goals and objectives, producing actionable and data-driven decisions 
• Recognized leader in using proven methods of collecting objective and subjective performance, engineering, and operations data related to testing, and utilizing consensus-based methods to make system level data driven recommendation 
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills are required, such as written reports, presentation experience, and architectural development 
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across program projects and external stakeholders 
• Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site/domestically approx. 10%  
• 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. 

How You Can Stand Out  

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

• Advanced degree in engineering, science, or another related technical discipline. 
• More than 6 years of experience in designing and executing multidisciplinary testing related to human spaceflight 
• The ability to quickly learn new technology needed for testing, including software, command, and data handling, to allow success end to end validation and verification testing. 
• Expert user of Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project) 
• Knowledge of NASA or DOD facility and infrastructure projects and managing them from design to operations.  
• Knowledge of NASA and commercial human spaceflight programs and processes 
• Testing and/or operations experience in NASA’s facilities