Orion MER GEM Console Lead Engineer (ADV0004JC)

Job Title

Orion MER GEM Console Lead Engineer (ADV0004JC)

Career Level

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Job Type

Full-Time

Location

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

Job Description

For more than 30 years, ERC has been delivering the advantage needed to solve our customers' and the nation's toughest challenges. ERC is a trusted partner to the Defense and Space communities. We provide the advanced engineering, innovative technology, and subject-matter expertise to deliver the mission results our customers need to keep the nation safe and secure. Our unique solutions enhance readiness, optimize performance, and help ensure success in the air, on the ground and in space.

An essential part of our success is our corporate culture built on respect, empowerment, and collaboration. Our culture elevates our people, ensuring they provide best-in-class service and solutions to our customers. We always strive to do the right thing. We believe that are our people are our best asset and human connection our greatest strength.

Our ~2,000 employees work on the most critical missions in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force (USAF), NASA, and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). We provide support for Test and Evaluation (T&E), Modeling & Simulation, Agile Software Development, Systems Engineering, and more. Our teams' current projects range from engineering and logistics support for vital space hardware to platform and weapons modeling, simulation, and engineering.

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Your role:

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 an Orion MER GEM Console Lead Engineer to join our team.

What you'll do all day:

• Coordinating development of MER GEM Tools for use during Artemis simulation and missions
• Coordinating & ensuring proper MER GEM Console Team member certification training
• Preparing MER GEM Mission Reference Materials
• Preparing MER GEM Console Support Schedules for simulation training and actual Missions
• Coordinating with MER Manager and other MER Consoles

Additional responsibilities include:

Orion Orbit Mode Team (OMT) Scrum Lead

• Coordinating and assigning tasks to the OMT scrum team members
• Coordinating with hardware in the loop labs and ensuring OMT analysis and test reports are generated as needed
• Performing analysis and analysis & test review as needed
• Maintain relationships with a diverse technical team, including personnel from engineering, safety, flight operations, crew office, and providers
• Perform other duties as required

You will love this job if you:

• Are a self-starter and require little oversight to complete given tasks
• Enjoy a fast-paced work environment
• Love working with diverse groups of individuals, including engineers and technicians
• Are good at communicating with people
• Have a positive attitude
• Enjoy multitasking

Minimum requirements for this position:

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.

• BS degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school and fourteen (14) years of related engineering experience, or a MS degree from an accredited engineering school and twelve (12) years of direct engineering experience, or a Ph.D. from an accredited engineering school and nine (9) years of direct engineering experience
• Experience with orbital mechanics and GNC principles
• Experience analyzing system performance for spacecraft in an integrated GNC environment
• Experience with the design, verification, testing, and operation of GNC hardware and software
• Direct experience with NASA flight operations and procedures
• Experience with space systems requirements documents
• Working knowledge of NASA/ JSC standard practices and requirements including safety, fault tolerance, and unique disciplines
• Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various meetings
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable successful performance in a collaborative engineering environment
• Expertise with Microsoft Office products

Desired skills and experience for this position:

• MS in Aerospace Engineering with a focus on GNC, flight controls, orbital mechanics
• Familiarity with spacecraft Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking
• Familiarity with NASA/JSC documentation databases and SharePoint sites

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries.
• Continuing education assistance.
• Professional development allotment.
• Multiple healthcare benefit packages.
• 401K with employer matching.
• Paid time off (PTO) along with federally recognized holiday schedule.