Systems Engineer

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer at Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX). In this position you will play a critical part in spacecraft development and certification primarily supporting the Lunar Gateway Test, Verification, and Validation team.

Building on more than four decades of experience in providing innovative integration solutions for government and commercial space programs, Barrios offers an extensive range of engineering, software, and related technology integration services in support of the aerospace community. As a woman-owned and operated small business, we are a people-focused company that supports professional development, while working to ensure that you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Barrios employees actively participate in the growth of the commercial spaceflight industry through our partnerships with companies leading commercial space development, as well as successfully supporting NASA as our primary government customer. Our long history supporting Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the International Space Station, and now Commercial LEO, lays the groundwork for future missions to the Moon through our work on Orion, Gateway, and the Space Launch System.

The Systems Engineer will:

Support Test, Verification, and Validation (TVV) process definition and execution for Gateway Program and Vehicle Systems Integration (VSI) Office
• Lead and coordinate TVV planning, integration, and execution across systems and programs, ensuring requirements, documentation, and verification events are successfully managed through closure
• Serve as VSI project representative at TVV forums (e.g., working groups, control boards) in support of detailed Verification Objectives (DVOs), subsystem, test and acceptance
• Review and support base-lining of detailed test planning and implementation documentation
• Develop and aggregate verification cases into use cases/scenarios and test events
• Support development and execution of Gateway TVV processes, from verification statements, through event planning, to verification closure (VCN/VCaN)
• Support Verification Logic Network (VLN) development to identify sequence of verification events
• Development of SharePoint pages to document T&V status and activities
• Support development of cross-program Bi-lateral and Joint Integration and Verification Test Plans (BIVPs, JIVPs)
• Coordinate with external programs (Orion, HLS, EHP) and identify Interface Requirements Documents (Visiting Vehicle IRD, Co-manifested Payload IRD, etc.)
• Facilitate change management processes end-to-end document life-cycle

Required Education/Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school, plus five (5) years of appropriate work experience
  -OR-
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school, plus ten (10) years of appropriate work experience
  -OR-
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school, plus fifteen (15) years of appropriate work experience
• Applied working knowledge of systems engineering practices associated with the definition, design, development, verification, implementation, testing, integration, and validation of complex systems
• Excellent communication skills (in both written and verbal), integration, coordination and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with customers and stakeholders
• Ability to independently manage multiple tasks concurrently
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint).

Preferences:

• Working experience with Human Space Exploration programs (Gateway, ISS, Orion, etc.), especially related to vehicle development and/or hardware & software verification
• INCOSE System Engineering Professional Certification
• Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering or equivalent engineering
• Experience with innovation or process improvements projects and initiatives

Essential Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Applicant selected may be subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Work may involve sitting for extended periods.
• May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lb.
• Must have sufficient mobility to enter areas of test facilities where necessary.
• Generally an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.
• Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, fax, etc.)
• Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical.
• Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.
• Must be able to work in a team atmosphere.
• Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation.
• Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.
• This position may require some commuting and traveling to other installations as needed.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity; for immediate consideration, apply now!

Barrios Technology is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in several states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.

Barrios Technology is an Equal Employment Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.