Human Landing System (HLS) Engineer- APS Systems

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Position Description:

The Human Landing System (HLS) Engineer- APS Systems will work in a highly integrated team performing technical and integration activities to support APS system development and certification.

Responsibilities:

Primary duties for the HLS Engineer- APS Systems may include, but are not limited to:

· Follow and understand the HLS partner Systems Engineering approach to design, development, integration and test.

· Data analysis and anomaly resolution as needed.

· Review and provide assessments of HLS provider deliverables (such as milestone products, hazards, verifications, risks, and test reports).

· Support of the Human Lander program through technical insight by providing reviews and risk assessment and recommendations on NASA-partner engine systems and vehicle propulsion system design and development.

· Provide systems insight and lead risk mitigation efforts for Artemis III through Artemis V propulsion systems, identifying technical and programmatic risks and ensuring alignment with NASA safety, mission assurance, and flight readiness objectives.

· Lead systems engineering efforts for thruster integration, coordinating across multidisciplinary teams to ensure propulsion system requirements, interface control, and verification objectives are met in support of mission success.

· Develop models and analysis tools, provide analytical documentation such as trade studies, hazards assessments, fault tolerance designs, certifications for flight, launch vehicle data reviews.

• Provide insight and recommendations for subsystem and in-space environment model fidelity.
• Evaluate performance of system models in ground and flight operations
• Attend technical interchange, project planning, design review and other appropriate meetings to maintain a current knowledge base of design, requirements, issues, action items, and resolution activities.
• Perform system assessments, identify issues, pursue resolutions, document and present to engineering review board with rationale and recommendations.
• Evaluate vehicle changes for impacts to propulsion elements and vehicle integration.
• Verification and validation reviews for propulsion components, subsystems and integrated vehicle.
• Perform analysis and provide systems engineering skills to support various program engineering and integration.