HLS Payload Integration Engineer #ADV0008X5

$91,000 - $156,000/Yr

Jacobs Engineering Group - Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Onsite - Huntsville, AL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Payload Integration Engineer will provide critical support for the Human Landing System (HLS) utilization payload integration within the HLS Program Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) Office at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). This role is pivotal in ensuring that various payloads designed for scientific, research, development, testing, evaluation, public outreach, and educational purposes are effectively integrated and utilized within the HLS framework. The engineer will be responsible for coordinating with HLS Providers to understand and implement utilization payload requirements and interfaces, ensuring that all integration processes align with the overarching goals of the HLS Program. In this position, the engineer will engage with multiple stakeholders, including personnel from the Moon to Mars (M2M) program and other related programs such as Gateway and Orion. This collaboration is essential for addressing utilization payload interfaces and providing comprehensive support throughout the integration process. The engineer will also be tasked with reviewing a variety of HLS Program documentation, including interface requirements documents (IRDs), systems requirements documents (SRDs), and Concepts of Operation (ConOps), to ensure that all payload integration efforts are well-documented and adhere to established standards. Additionally, the Payload Integration Engineer will be responsible for authoring and modifying HLS Program requirements related to utilization payload interfaces, as well as developing specific documentation such as interface control documents and payload users' guides. The role requires a proactive approach to shepherding payload developers through the integration process, which includes gathering necessary inputs, developing integration agreements, and maintaining payload integration schedules. The engineer will also represent the HLS Utilization Payload Team in various cross-program boards and working groups, ensuring that the HLS perspective is well-represented in broader M2M discussions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating with HLS Provider(s) regarding utilization payload requirements and interfaces, utilization payload integration, and utilization support.
• Coordinating with HLS, Moon to Mars (M2M), and other M2M program personnel regarding utilization payload interfaces, integration, and support.
• Reviewing HLS Program documentation, including interface requirements documents (IRDs), systems requirements documents (SRDs), and Concepts of Operation (ConOps).
• Reviewing Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD)-level, M2M-level, and other M2M program documentation from an HLS utilization perspective.
• Authoring new or modifying existing HLS Program requirements relating to utilization payload interfaces.
• Developing HLS-specific utilization payload documentation, including interface requirements documents, interface control documents, and payload users' guides.
• Supporting the development of M2M-level and cross-Program utilization payload integrated processes and associated products from the HLS Program perspective.
• Representing the HLS Utilization Payload Team to M2M Exploration Operations (EO) and other M2M programs in cross-program boards, panels, and working groups.
• Reviewing HLS Provider design data, deliverables, verification events, ConOps, and proposals.
• Serving as a direct interface between payload developers and HLS/M2M.
• Shepherding payload developers through the process of integration with HLS, including gathering payload inputs and data, integration agreement development, and procedure development.

Requirements

• A degree in Engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 8 years applicable experience is required.
• A degree from an ABET accredited institution is preferred.
• ISS or other spacecraft payload facility and/or research payload integration experience.
• Working knowledge of the NASA research payload integration processes and principles.
• Understanding of the processes required to prepare hardware/payloads for launch and operations in a microgravity environment.
• Possess a high level of initiative with strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Systems engineering experience.
• Hardware integration experience.