Amentum · 1 month ago
Lead Systems Engineer, CART Project
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expAmentum is a leading engineering solutions provider working with NASA, and they are seeking a Lead Systems Engineer for the CART Project. This role involves providing technical leadership and integration support, leading systems engineering activities across the full lifecycle, and mentoring junior engineers to ensure successful project outcomes.
Mechanical EngineeringSecurityTechnical Support
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead system architecture definition, requirements decomposition, and design integration across multiple engineering disciplines
Develop and manage system specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), concepts of operations documents and requirements/verification plans consistent with NASA standards
Coordinate design reviews, technical interchange meetings (TIMs), and readiness reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.)
Oversee the development and maintenance of requirements and configurations within formal data management systems
Support the planning and execution of test and verification activities, ensuring end-to-end system validation
Serve as the primary systems engineering interface to project and task order management, providing technical insight into cost, schedule, and risk
Collaborate with subsystem leads, project managers, and NASA counterparts to resolve design and integration challenges
Lead and mentor junior systems engineers in applying best practices, analytical tools, and modern systems engineering methods
Contribute to continuous improvement of systems engineering frameworks and knowledge sharing across teams
Contribute to planning efforts with project management to support cost, scope and schedule objectives
Lead cross-coordination across multidisciplinary engineering discipline groups, inter and intra division and outside entities to coalesce an integrated product
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and may be expected to have a related master's degree and normally possess 10-15 years of related experience
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
Minimum 10 years of experience in systems engineering, including at least 3 years in a leadership or lead engineer capacity
Proven experience in requirements management, interface definition, and verification planning within complex technical programs
Strong understanding of NASA systems engineering processes and familiarity with applicable standards such as NPR 7123.1
Strong familiarity with Pre-Phase A project development
Experience with tools such as DOORS, Cameo, or other model-based systems engineering (MBSE) environments
Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
U.S. Citizenship required due to government contract requirements
Preferred
Experience supporting NASA programs, projects or comparable government engineering contracts, specifically Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility (EHP), Moon 2 Mars (M2M), Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) and Human Landing Systems (HLS)
Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
Expertise in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Thread, and requirements traceability techniques
Expertise in Jama Connect
Familiarity with modern development and execution frameworks (e.g., Agile Systems Engineering, INCOSE SE Handbook, Lean MBSE, and hybrid adaptive approaches)
PMP, INCOSE CSEP, or equivalent professional certification
Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and drive collaboration across technical and programmatic boundaries
Benefits
Excellent personal and professional career growth
9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
Onsite cafeteria (breakfast & lunch)
Much, much more!
Company
Amentum
Amentum is a technology and engineering company for security, defense, and energy.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$321.16M2025-03-12Post Ipo Secondary· $321.16M
2024-09-27IPO
2020-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Ajay Nagar
Vice President
Darren Burton
Chief People Officer
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