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The Systems Engineer will provide Systems Engineering (SE), systems requirements management, and Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VVandA) support to the MSFC Integrated Avionics Test Facility (IATF) in support of the Space Launch System (SLS) Program. IATF spans across the Systems Engineering, Software Development, and the Avionics and Software Test Facility Branches under the Flight and Ground Software and Simulation Division (ES50). The selected candidate will have knowledge of the systems engineering life cycle end-to-end development, ranging from requirements development, functional design, hardware integration, and requirements verification.

This is a mid-level position. Activities associated with this position include but are not limited to the following:

Support the Systems Engineering Lead in evaluating stakeholder needs, characterizing technical VVandA objectives, and utilizing system engineering practices to solve stakeholder issues.

Develop and maintain detailed verification objectives and verification success criterion for NASA IATF requirements.

Support coordination of planning and activities required for requirement verification, software accreditation, facility certification, and system validation of hardware in the loop (HWIL) facilities.

Plan and manage verification activities required to verify compliance with IATF requirements during development, integration, testing and evaluation.

Support development of IATF requirements and verification products to define the design of multiple IATF products utilizing a common requirements baseline.

Coordinate technical interchange meetings between NASA and prime contractor teams to achieve IATF HWIL Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VVandA).

Perform systems engineering tasks and assessments following NASA and MSFC standards to support the SLS Program through reviews, meetings, working groups, trade studies and development of key systems engineering products to support program milestones.

Communicate technical issues, risks, best practices and lessons-learned related to products, technical positions, requirement management, and verification and validation (VandV) practices.

Develop integrated schedules and other tracking mechanisms to manage systems engineering tasks.

Job Requirements:

A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field is required. A degree from an ABET-accredited university is preferred. Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a Ph.D. with a minimum 5 years of experience; MS with at least 8 years of experience, or a BS with at least 10 years of experience.

The following skills/experience are highly desirable:

Experience with high-fidelity, real-time distributed system simulations in a mixed Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) and software simulation environment.

Knowledgeable about developing and maintaining requirements, detailed verification objectives, and verification success criterion.

Ability to perform hands-on integration and troubleshooting support, including proficiency with basic lab hardware and software diagnostic tools.

Knowledge of HWIL systems, electrical hardware design, and software systems.

Experience with analyzing test results. Perform detail analysis to close Detailed Verification Objectives.

Knowledge of systems and software engineering best practices with a demonstrated proficiency in requirements verification, validation, and software simulation accreditation.

Experience with systems engineering collaboration and requirements management applications such as DOORS or DOORS Next Generation.

Knowledge of Agile Software Development processes and Collaboration Tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Stash, GitHub.

Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual contributor.

Experience developing and delivering executive level briefings, negotiation skills demonstrate through technical problem solving, and demonstrated ability to breakdown problems or issues into manageable pieces.

Proficiency in the Microsoft Office 365 Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams).

Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, customer relation skills, and presentation skills.

Self-motivated, effective team player, familiar with working in a dynamic work environment.

Familiarity with NASA and MSFC standards is desired.