Systems Engineer Space Launch Systems

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The Senior Systems Engineer supports SLS Program / NASA systems on the Amentum ESSCA contract.

The key purpose of the position is to plan and perform systems engineering, development, assembly, test, verification, certification, integration activities specifically for the SLS Upper Stage for Artemis IV and beyond. Provide support to implement additional requirements for the ARTEMIS and MAESTRO software including design, development, integration and testing with Upper Stage partner(s). Facilitate integration as needed between SLS Core Stage test & integration facilities and Upper Stage test & integration facilities.

The Senior Systems Engineer will provide systems engineering support to the NASA SLS Upper Stage program office  skills needed to support the Core Stage consists of all the skills provided to the ES53 IATF, including Simulations software developers, systems engineers, integration and test engineers, and mechanical and electrical technicians.

Additional responsibilities are defined below:

• Perform or coordinate systems engineering activities including Trade Studies and Analysis, Requirements Definition and Traceability, Requirements Allocation and Verification, Interface Definition, System Integration and test, and Design Verification and Validation. Also ensure requirements and specifications can be verified and validated, including risk mitigations, usability and NASA requirements.
• Work closely with SLS Upper stage program office and IATF software, hardware, and facility development personnel during development, understanding of configurations in development, operation, verification, and validation of IATF systems and emulators.
• Assist the project verification and validation team by defining and delivering verification and validation project deliverables.
• Identify the data that will be required to show objectively that all configurations of the product meet their requirements, as well as customer needs.
• Ensure that all test systems and equipment are appropriately validated and controlled.
• Review and analyze IATF system test data and record pass/fail results and conclusions. Ensure that results are traced to requirements.
• Measure and report on progress toward completion of verification and validation, and summarize the verification and validation performed, the data reviewed, and conclusions reached in compliance.
• Support completion of development testing, to characterize designs and…