Jacobs Hiring for Lunar Habitation Systems Engineer at Huntsville, AL Full Time

Jacobs Space Exploration Group (JSEG) is comprised of 10 companies and is located at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL (ranked #1 in Best Places to Live by U.S. News). JSEG has been a primary contractor for NASA since 1989 and supports marquee NASA programs, including the Space Launch System, International Space Station, space optics fabrication, earth and space sciences and advanced propulsion system development. As a partner in NASA’s next generation of space exploration, our jobs are literally history in the making.

The MSFC Human Exploration Development and Operations (HEDO) Office manages and performs human-rated space projects and tasks and conducts mission and scientific payload operations. Within the HEDO Office, The Habitation Development Office supports the system level design, integration, development, test, qualification and acceptance of the Gateway Program including lunar surface habitat, habitat in lunar orbit, and transit habitat intended to take the first humans to Mars.

Responsibilities:

• Provide life cycle phase products identification, strategies, planning, and preparation for the Human Exploration Development & Operations Office (HEDO) and Exploration Systems Development (ESD) technical reviews.

• Provide independent review and analysis of planning, processes, products, methods, organizations, interfaces, and integration and associated improvement/maturation recommendations.

• Provide strategies for system engineering based on Product Breakdown Structure.

• Derive/provide lean and effective strategies, approaches, and processes for management, control, and organization of the HEDO Data Architecture and related data management processes.

• Provide systems engineering support to the NASA Gateway Habitation Development Office. This includes but is not limited to the development of and support to the products, tasks, activities, and risk management; reviewing and helping to solve testing and developmental issues for the propulsion systems, core stage, upper stage, and other vehicle stages as required; review planning and coordination for design, manufacturing, hardware assembly and checkout of test article subsystems; providing support and reviewing change packages for design and development.

• Participate, as directed, in various Integrated Task Team (ITT) meetings; Program to Program (P2P) meetings; major ESD and program-level milestone reviews, and monthly reviews and / or telecons to collect the required information for supporting these task processes.

• Provide support to system integration activities, including concept of operations development, schedule and project management, program integration, risk management, requirements development, verification and validation planning, and vehicle analysis support.

• Review and analyze requirements, interface control documents, and verification/validation documents for completeness, maturity, and feasibility.

• Develop verification and validation documentation (V&V). Perform integration across multiple disciplines, organizations, and systems. Develop and maintain verification planning. Support the processing and approval of verification closures.

The Jacobs Space Exploration Group (JSEG) offers a partnership in which you can grow personally and professionally within a framework of strong leadership, competitive compensation, and rewarding career paths. Come join our team on the Engineering Services and Science Capability Augmentation (ESSCA) contract whose work is destined to have a long-range effect on future generations!

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Essential Functions

Work Environment:

Office environment. Requires ability to provide clear, concise, accurate and timely communication, both verbally and in writing (100%). Requires ability to interact professionally with co-workers, management, and client (100%). Requires travel in the domestic USA (<10%). Physical Requirements: Requires sitting for extended periods of time in meetings with peers, management, and with our client at NASA facilities to discuss technical issues. Also, requires sitting for extended periods of time at a desk to write s and perform engineering tasks. Requires ability to use stairs or elevators for access between floors and multiple buildings at NASA and Jacobs facilities. Equipment and Machines: Requires ability to operate a personal computer, a telephone, fax machine, copier, calculator, and other general office equipment (100%). Attendance: Normal workday is from 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Minimal overtime may be required (10%) to meet schedule milestones and to support technical demands of the job. Regular attendance is a necessity and adequate arrangements for delegating duties during absences are required. Other Essential Functions: The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and to make rational decisions, and to exercise good judgment is essential (100%). Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others. Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required. #ESSCA