Chief System Engineer, EX Division

Mclaurin Aerospace

  • Houston, TX
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 18 days ago
  • Apply easily
Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration.We have an exciting opportunity for a Chief System Engineer, EX Division to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.Responsibilities:
  • The person in this position will work across all projects in the EX portfolio to provide assistance, support and guidance to multiple EX projects in all phases of the mission life-cycle; concept to verification to operations. The successful candidate will provide SE expertise and guidance to JETS staff for SE discipline questions as well as practical applications
  • This candidate will also provide quick reaction support for emerging and critical systems engineering needs within the division as the need arises
  • Perform other duties as required
Qualifications:This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
  • Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and may be expected to have a related master's or higher degree and normally possess 15+ years of related experience
  • Extensive aerospace industry experience
  • Extensive working knowledge and experience with JSC engineering processes for hardware/software development (including NPR 7120, 7123, EA-023/-025) along with associated products (e.g., SEMP, PTRS, etc.)
  • Experience across all phases of a mission
  • Knowledge and experience of the SE "V"
  • Experience leading a multi-disciplinary SE teams
  • Experience with various MBSE tools (Cameo, Magic Draw, JAMA)
  • Self-motivated, team player that will be comfortable working autonomously to develop or improve processes and practices for all SEs in the EX Division
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and will be expected to effectively interact with customers and management at all levels
  • Ability and willingness to teach and mentor new SEs through training, SE product reviews, discussions and feedback
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office products
Preferred Qualifications:
  • 10 years JSC/NASA SE experience
  • BS engineering, space science, physics or related field
Leadership Quality Preferences:
  • Ability to research practices and processes to obtain information across a distributed organization
  • Ability to synthesize other people's thoughts or data into organized constructs that effectively communicates those thoughts/data to others
  • Ability to work at both top-level strategies, define lower level aspects of the strategy, break it down into manageable parts, and then lead execution of those work products
  • Familiar with Johnson Space Center (JSC) organizations, processes, and procedures
  • Familiarity with the Engineering Life Cycle process
Professional Skills and Experience Preferences:
  • MS or PhD engineering
  • Systems Engineering degree(s)
  • JSC hardware development experience
  • Experience as Project Engineer or Project Manager
  • Familiarity with Agile Project Management tools (JIRA, Confluence)
  • INCOSE CSEP or ESEP Certification​
Benefits
  • Competitive pay
  • Positive work-life balance
  • 100% Employer paid insurance including: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability
  • 11 paid holidays annually
  • Generous PTO
  • 401k after 12 months of service with employer match
  • Education assistance
  • Relocation assistance (if applicable)
Mclaurin is a unique organization with a special focus on combining the best features of research and industry in order to foster innovation. Our organization strongly supports research, publication, and engagement with the academic community. We encourage our employees to remain on the cutting edge of new developments in their respective disciplines.US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.Mclaurin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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