Project Engineer / AI&T Technical Lead

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 Project Engineer / AI&T Technical Lead to join the team with Bastion, a teammate company.

** We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews. **

Position Summary

We are seeking a Project Engineer / Assembly, Integration, and Test Technical Lead to support the development, build, integration, test, and flight support of a Suit Mass Simulator for Launch Environment Characterization Testing on the Human Landing System lander.

This position will be responsible for leading the Assembly, Integration, and Test effort for the Suit Mass Simulator, including coordination of hardware components, subcomponents, subsystems, vehicle interfaces, test planning, build documentation, anomaly resolution, and in-flight test support. The role requires a strong understanding of NASA-JSC flight hardware development, hardware build processes, integrated test operations, and the discipline required to prepare hardware for use in a flight or flight-support environment.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who can operate across engineering disciplines, coordinate with project stakeholders, manage complex interfaces, and drive hardware through assembly, integration, verification, and operational support.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the Assembly, Integration, and Test effort for the Suit Mass Simulator, including planning, coordination, execution, and technical oversight of hardware build and test activities.

• Coordinate the assembly of Suit Mass Simulator components, subcomponents, and subsystems, ensuring proper configuration, documentation, inspection, and readiness for integration.

• Lead integration of the Suit Mass Simulator hardware with itself and with vehicle interfaces, including HLS lander systems such as Command and Data Handling, structures, power, mechanical interfaces, instrumentation, and related support equipment.

• Develop and maintain AI&T plans, build flows, test flows, integration schedules, risk items, open work tracking, and readiness criteria.

• Coordinate across engineering disciplines, including systems engineering, mechanical, electrical, avionics, software, instrumentation, operations, safety, quality, configuration management, and test teams.

• Support development and execution of hardware test plans, test procedures, verification activities, functional checks, interface tests, and integrated system tests.

• Ensure hardware build and test activities are performed in accordance with NASA-JSC flight hardware standards (EA-WI-023) project requirements, safety expectations, configuration management practices, and quality processes.

• Support readiness reviews, test readiness reviews, integration reviews, procedure reviews, and other technical milestone reviews.

• Track and resolve technical issues, discrepancies, nonconformances, integration conflicts, and test anomalies.

• Coordinate with vehicle, payload, and mission stakeholders to ensure Suit Mass Simulator requirements, interfaces, constraints, and data collection objectives are understood and properly implemented.

• Support development of operational products required for flight test execution, including test objectives, data collection plans, telemetry/data needs, constraints, troubleshooting plans, and post-test data review support.

• Provide real-time or near-real-time technical support during in-flight test activities while the Suit Mass Simulator is collecting launch environment characterization data

• Communicate technical status, risks, schedule impacts, resource needs, and decision points to project leadership and stakeholders.​

Requisition Qualifications:

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 5- 10 years of related experience. License and certification may be required.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physical science, or a related technical discipline.

• Experience supporting NASA, aerospace, defense, or complex flight-like hardware development, integration, and test.

• Demonstrated experience with hardware assembly, integration, test planning, test execution, and anomaly resolution.

• Understanding of flight hardware build discipline, including configuration control, quality processes, procedure-driven work, inspection points, and documentation requirements.

• Experience coordinating across multiple technical disciplines and managing complex hardware/software/mechanical/electrical interfaces.

• Ability to lead technical work in a matrixed environment where contributors may report through different organizations

• Ability to develop and maintain build plans, test plans, schedules, action item trackers, risk lists, and technical status products.

• Strong technical communication skills, including the ability to brief project leadership, coordinate with subsystem owners, and document technical decisions.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced project environment with evolving requirements, tight schedules, and multiple stakeholders.​

Requisition Preferences:

• Experience with NASA-JSC flight hardware build, test, and integration processes.

• Experience supporting human spaceflight programs, exploration systems, crew systems, EVA, lunar surface systems, HLS, Gateway, Orion, ISS, or similar programs.

• Experience with Assembly, Integration, and Test of flight or flight-like hardware.

• Experience supporting integrated testing involving structures, avionics, power, C&DH, instrumentation, telemetry, or vehicle interfaces.

• Experience with test readiness reviews, certification/acceptance testing, verification closeout, discrepancy reporting, and nonconformance resolution.

• Experience supporting hardware operations in labs, high-bay environments, clean rooms, vehicle integration environments, or launch/in-flight support environments.

• Experience with configuration management, requirements management, interface control documents, engineering change processes, and controlled build documentation.

• Experience supporting real-time test or mission operations, including console support, troubleshooting, data review, or post-test reporting.

• Project engineering, deputy project manager, test director, lead systems engineer, AI&T lead, or technical lead experience.​

Why Join Our Team?

In addition to exciting career opportunities, we also have:

• Excellent personal and professional career growth
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
• Onsite cafeteria (breakfast & lunch)
• Much, much more!

For more information on our partnership with NASA at Johnson Space Center (JSC), please visit www.wehavespaceforyou.com

• Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency may be a requirement for this position.
• Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Management has the prerogative to select at any level for which the position is advertised.

Essential Functions

Work Environment

Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.

Physical Requirements

Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of time). May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of time).

Equipment and Machines

Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).

Attendance

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.

Other Essential Functions

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.

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