Avionics System & Integration Engineer

Mri Technologies - Houston, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Houston, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Avionics System & Integration Engineer will play a crucial role in managing systems engineering activities for the Communication Low Orbit Project (Comm LEO) at NASA Johnson Space Center. This position involves supporting engineering flight project schedules, procurement documentation, and system requirements, while also developing verification data packages and conducting product life cycle reviews. The engineer will work collaboratively with a diverse team to ensure compliance with requirements and contribute to the design and testing of hardware for deep space exploration.

Responsibilities

• Manage systems engineering activities for the Communication Low Orbit Project (Comm LEO).
• Support engineering flight project schedule, procurement documentation, budget, and system requirements documents.
• Develop and support sub-project requirement and verification data packages.
• Conduct product life cycle reviews and coordinate integration, verification, and validation activities.
• Align requirements with hardware specifications and understand verifications.
• Perform system engineering functions and provide user input feedback during the design process.
• Work with ground testing and flight operations testing of hardware.
• Review verification and validation reports for compliance with requirements.
• Participate in system requirements reviews, preliminary design reviews, and critical design reviews.
• Perform system level architecture trade studies and analyses.
• Participate in test, verification, and operation of as-built hardware.
• Identify risks, develop risk statements, and plan risk responses.
• Present schedule and progress to customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• 10 years of relevant experience in systems engineering.
• Knowledge of SE&I processes, methodologies, tools, and technologies including model-based systems engineering.
• Knowledge of test principles, tools, and processes needed to develop test requirements.
• Familiarity with mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings, and material selection.
• Ability to prepare written documents and present verbally at meetings.
• Experience in organizing and prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines with limited supervision.
• Experience working in a team environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Flight Hardware and/or Flight Processes/Paperwork.
• Experience with NASA processes.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
• Background screening and drug-free workplace.