Systems Engineer - Gateway C&T System (76D) - ERC

Job Title

Systems Engineer - Gateway C&T System (76D) - ERC

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:

• We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer - Gateway C&T System to join our JETS II team located at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

What you'll do all day:

The Systems Engineer Lead will be supporting the Gateway Avionic Communications and Tracking End-to-End Data Flow Architecture Sub-System, a critical sub-system of the Gateway Program which will return to the Moon.

• Develop and support the C&T Con-Ops refinement and design reviews.
• Support Gateway integrated analysis cycles by defining analysis objectives, reviewing analysis products, and developing program summary briefings.
• Lead integration meetings with C&DH.
• Refine interface control documents.
• Develop verification objectives and requirements in support of Gateway communications, and Human Lander communications.
• Participate in Systems Integrations Forum.
• Participate in Gateway Fault Management Working Group.
• Participate and contribute to system requirements reviews, preliminary design reviews and critical design reviews.
• Perform and review system level architecture trade studies and analyses that will influence the overall design and performance requirements.
• Work with team members and leads to identify risks, develop risk statements, and plan risk responses with mitigation strategies.
• Work and present schedule and progress to customers and boards/panels.
• Must have good communication and organizational skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
• 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.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and a minimum of 2 - 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Knowledge and understanding of SE&I processes, methodologies, tools, and technologies.
• Knowledge of test principles, tools, and processes needed to develop test requirements.
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the space hardware field, such as mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, and material selection.
• Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various meetings.
• Able to organize and prioritize tasks in order to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants.

Desired skills and experience for this position:

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited engineering school.
• Knowledge of Flight Hardware and/or Flight Processes/Paperwork.
• Experience with NASA processes.

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.