IHA Author/ECLSS Vehicle Subsystems Engineer - A

Aerodyne Industries


Job Description:

*This position is contingent upon contract authorization*

Aerodyne Industries is a dynamic, rapidly growing engineering and information technology services firm headquartered on Florida’s exciting Space Coast. With locations throughout the US, we take pride in delivering small business agility with large corporation capabilities. Our list of clients count on us to prepare NASA’s Missions to the Moon and Mars and to defend our nation supporting the Missile Defense Agency and Department of Defense. Join the adventure of a lifetime by becoming a teammate with Aerodyne Industries and work on projects that will define our future.

This position offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to support NASA’s Gateway program. As the Integrated Hazard Analysis (IHA) ECLSS author/Vehicle Subsystems Engineer , you will apply your knowledge and expertise of Environmental Control Life Support System safety requirements, processes, tools and products to develop mission level safety analyses of NASA human spaceflight missions. You will be responsible for ensuring the integrated mission design and proposed operations comply with all applicable Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) requirements, and that all flight safety risks have been identified, characterized and mitigated within the ECLSS hazard reports. Some travel to vendors, prime contractor sites, and/or vehicle processing centers may be required.

There is also an opportunity to serve as the SE&I Engineer which supports the maintenance of the Gateway Program safety design requirements baseline, and coordinates proposed changes. A SE&I Engineer also provides summaries of current issues and tasks with the Gateway Program technical SE&I and vehicle integration risks/areas of concern in the System Safety / Integration Status Report.

Specific tasks include:

- Support Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews of Gateway systems hardware, provide engineering evaluations against design and safety requirements.

-Serve as the Structures and Mechanisms Author for the Gateway Integrated Hazard Analysis Reports

- Assure the technical adequacy of analyses developed for the Gateway Program.

- This position will require extensive oral and written interaction with high level customer personnel.

- Participate in the Gateway forums to provide S&MA engineering support in vehicle development.

-Provide technical engineering support to NASA Gateway Program Representatives to decision-making boards and panels.

- Review and assess safety analysis hazard reports, requirement non-compliances, and support programmatic safety reviews.

- Evaluate safety and mission assurance impacts of proposed engineering changes to Gateway hardware and processes.

- Assess Failure Modes and Effects Analyses and Critical Items for S&MA engineering for accuracy and completeness.

- Assess Gateway hardware Problem Reports to ensure that they capture safety and reliability issues.

Job Requirements:

Qualifications - External Education and Experience: - BS in Mechanical

- Nine plus years of experience in operations and/or engineering.

- Basic knowledge and use of personal computer with typical business software. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills are mandatory.

- Must be able to travel (minimal) and work shifts periodically.

- Systems Engineering experience is desired. Spacecraft vehicle and system knowledge is desired.

- NASA S&MA experience is desirable.

- Infrequent travel may be required.

-Must be able to obtain a Public Trust.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

Location:

Johnson Space Center - Houston, TX 77058 US (Primary)

Clearance Required: None

Shift Type:

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Career Level: Senior Level Career 10+ years

Category: Engineering

Date Needed By:

Job Type: Full-time

Travel:

PI56c19a9409a1-30210-35943730

Location: Houston, Texas, US

Posted Date: 11/6/2024