Chief System Engineer, EX Division - Houston, United States - Mclaurin Aerospace

Description

Job Description

Job Description

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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