General Engineer, AST, Mission Support Requirements and Development

Full Job Description

The Ground Integration Engineer for the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program will be responsible for technical integration across assigned elements of EGS - the Orion and Space Launch System Programs, as well as various engineering disciplines throughout the product life cycle.

This includes developing requirements, supporting program level trade studies, leading subsystem testing for requirement verification activities, directing and supporting firing room console operations.

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below and have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.

NASA utilizes OPM-approved qualification and rating requirements specific for Aerospace Technology (AST) positions which recognizes NASA's unique aerospace work.

The specific qualifications and minimum education requirements are further described below and within the education section of the job announcement.

To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Integrating a diverse, multi-contractor, multi-organization team to meet program/project goals; Providing systems engineering and integration in the development of Ground Support Equipment and Ground Support Systems requirements, ground systems design, and launch vehicle, spacecraft and payload testing and integration; Developing, integrating, and managing requirements or requirement change management, and applying verification and validation planning to ensure requirement compliance tracking and closure.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience.

Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses.

Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process. Major Duties:

• Serves as the senior integrator for requirements development, integration, and implementation planning for ground systems required to support vehicle, spacecraft, and payload processing.
• Leads program technical integration efforts, including engineering and operations relationships, to ensure internal and external integration regarding programmatic compliance to NASA procedural requirements.
• Serves as an expert on developing requirements, stakeholder expectations, design verification objectives, design validation objectives, and ensuring they are allocated to the implementing organization and subsystems.
• Leads matrixed systems engineering and integration personnel in review and execution of ground processing, integrated test and launch operations planning for ground systems required to support vehicle, spacecraft, and payload processing.
• Provides systems engineering and integration support to Ground Support Equipment testing in support of processing operations, as well as launch countdown support from the Firing Room Integration Console.
• Confirms integrated verifications associated with Moon to Mars (M2M) Requirement closures delegated to the Phase have not been invalidated by waivers or deviations, non-conformances, or design changes.
• Leads definition, negotiation, and management of Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program efforts for critical program integration with the human space flight Programs.
• Leads support subsystem and program level trade studies and technical assessments and presents their findings to boards for their approval.