Systems Engineering Ground Integration Engineer (GIE)

Job Description

This position is for a Ground Integration Engineer (GIE) with a concentration in Systems Engineering focusing on Command, Control and Communication (C3) Systems, flight, and ground command and telemetry interfaces for NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program. This work involves technical integration efforts across the Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) elements, as well as various engineering disciplines throughout the product life cycle. This includes developing requirements, performing technical integration, supporting program level trade studies and subsystem testing for requirement verification activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide a Systems Engineering interface to Command, Control, and Communication (C3) operations.
• Perform cross-system technical integration, operations and launch requirements development, and management and implementation planning for ground / vehicle / payload hardware / software processing, launch and recovery.
• Provide systems engineering and integration functions to enable successful implementation and certification of ground systems, ground support equipment, and facility systems (including complex ground command and control systems and flight-element-specific software).
• Provide systems engineering and integration support to Ground Support Equipment testing in support of processing operations as well as launch countdown support from the Firing Room Integration Console.
• Responsible for developing requirements, stakeholder expectations, design verification objectives, design validation objectives, and ensuring they are allocated to the implementing organization and subsystems and that all are satisfied by objective evidence. Responsible for defining and maintaining interface requirements and controls with Artemis ground and flight elements (including successive block revisions of launch vehicles and spacecraft) with other supporting NASA field centers, ensuring smooth and efficient integration for each mission configuration.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

Education and Relevant Work Experience

ARES Benefits

ARES offers a competitive compensation and benefit package. Full time employees may participate in :

ARES is an equal opportunity employer and complies with E-Verify. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law. ARES shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a).

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