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AFSS provides Engineering, IT and Intelligence services to the federal civil, defense and intelligence communities. Our focused solutions offer efficiency, agility, and innovation. We resolve issues quickly and provide ideas and solutions to help our customers fix problems and overcome challenges. AFSS is looking for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Mission and Instrument Systems Engineering for spacecraft and supporting instrument payloads. Candidate must have 30 years of related experience in the aerospace industry, and at least 10 years of experience serving as a spacecraft mission and instrument systems engineer for NASA programs. Understanding of and experience with Goddard's Space Flight Center's (GSFC's) systems engineering process is required.

Job description:

Candidate will be working directly with a GSFC satellite program office, providing recommendations to key program decisions regarding requirements, trade studies, satellite development, integration and test, root-cause failure analysis, and risk management. Additionally, candidate will provide oversite of various satellite program activities as a means to ensure mission success. These activities often involve significant travel to vendor facilities, facilitating Technical Interchange Meetings, and overseeing testing events. Detailed and frequent reporting to the program office is key. Subject Matter Expertise in spacecraft mission and instrument systems engineering required.

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law .

Requirements:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Physics.

• Subject Mater Expertise in GSFC spacecraft mission and/or instrument systems engineering

• 30+ years of experience working on spacecraft systems

• 10+ years of experience of working as a Mission and/or Instrument Systems Engineer supporting a satellite program or project office

• 15+ years of experience of utilizing and implementing GSFC systems engineering processes.

• Detailed understanding of spacecraft systems

• Detailed understanding of instrument payloads

• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team.

• Ability to obtain National Agency Check Inquiry (NACI) personal background check.

• US Citizenship is required.

• Willingness to travel (up to 50% time on travel)

Preferred Skills:

• M.S. or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Physics.

• DOORS Proficient.

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.