Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer opportunity at Amentum in Houston, TX (onsite) supporting NASA space exploration, with a focus on requirements management, lifecycle planning, risk management, and verification activities within a collaborative aerospace environment.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the planning, development, review, and maintenance of requirements and verification plans.
• Prepare materials for system lifecycle phasing, including System Readiness Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), and Critical Design Review (CDR).
• Collaborate with team members to identify risks, craft risk statements, and help plan risk responses.
• Perform and review system level architecture trade studies and analyses that influence the overall system design and performance.
• Utilize a requirements management tool such as DOORS, Cradle, or Jama.
• Create and manage requirements for multiple projects, cascading NASA program requirements to contractor project stages, supporting verification closeout, and defining interfaces between subsystems.
• Contribute in a team environment and report to the team lead to provide progress updates and raise issues.
• Maintain professional relationships with the NASA customer and other NASA support contractors.
• Support and participate in system testing activities.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Experience leading technical teams.
• Experience designing and leading complex system development involving hardware and software configuration items.
• Experience leading development projects.
• Knowledge of the systems engineering process and the system lifecycle.
• Knowledge of the systems development lifecycle including hardware and software development processes.
• Understanding of the space system certification process.
• Understanding of Design for Sustainment methodology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across multiple disciplines.
• Experience in a Systems Engineering role within a NASA, DoD, or aerospace environment.
• Experience with requirements management, verification and validation definition and execution, design trades, risk analysis, and system analysis of space hardware.
• Experience with concept development, operation concept definition, architecture definition, verification, testing, and operation of space hardware.
• Ability to prepare written documents and to present at meetings.
• Familiarity with SharePoint and Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with the design, assembly, verification, testing, and operation of space hardware.

Technologies

• DOORS
• Cradle
• Jama
• SharePoint
• Microsoft Office

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Requisition Preferences

• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional certification
• Foundational knowledge of space hardware concepts including mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings, material selection, and design software/tools
• Experience with NASA JSC Flight Hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes
• Working knowledge of NASA, JSC, and ISS standard practices and requirements including safety, fault tolerance, and discipline-specific requirements
• Familiarity with NASA/JSC documentation databases and SharePoint sites as well as common systems engineering software products
• Experience in technical or team leadership roles

Why join our team

• Opportunities for professional growth and career development
• 9/80 work schedule when applicable (every other Friday off)
• Onsite cafeteria offering breakfast and lunch
• Additional programs and benefits