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Bastion Technologies, Inc. · 1 day ago

Orion Docking Integration Lead

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Bastion Technologies, Inc. is a company dedicated to providing exceptional career opportunities and a strong work environment. They are seeking an Orion Docking Integration Lead to support the space program, focusing on the integration of docking mechanisms and coordination across various programs and partners.

Industrial EngineeringManufacturingSpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide insight to and oversight of tasks related to the integration of Co-Manifested Payload (International Habitat, Refueling Module, Airlock, etc) docking mechanisms, relative navigation sensors, avionics, and software within the Orion spacecraft architecture

Coordinate activities across Orion and Gateway programs, including coordination across US suppliers and International Partners

Participate and/or lead working groups to resolve technical issues, requirement disconnects, facilitate changes, etc

Analyze partner and provider requirements to assess conflicts, gaps, and adequate flow down and decomposition of the NASA program requirements

Assist in the planning, development, review, and maintenance of requirements and verification plans, products, and closures

Lead NASA reviews and prepare materials for system life cycle milestones, including Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Hardware Acceptance Reviews, and Flight Readiness Reviews

Review and provide feedback to Docking-related Safety Hazard reports. Participate in the NASA safety panel reviews and work with providers to resolve identified concerns

Participate in a real-time flight support role requiring knowledge of docking system and vehicle operations, flight rules, and contingency procedures. This would also require training with a mission support team under various flight scenarios in the JSC Mission Control Center

Work with team members to identify risks, develop risk statements, and plan risk responses, including program level risks

Review vendor submitted data, such as verification closure notices, and recommend NASA acceptance or provide comments to identify and resolve shortcomings

Work in a team environment and report to the team lead to provide status on progress and issues

Maintain a professional relationship with the NASA customer and other NASA support contractors

Travel as needed to other NASA centers and commercial partner facilities, international and domestic, in support of duties

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Systems EngineeringAerospace Docking SystemsRequirements DevelopmentVerificationValidationNASA Program ExperienceCross-discipline TeamworkRisk ManagementRequirements Management SoftwareTechnical Communication

Required

This position requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status due to the sensitivity of customer related information

Must have a bachelor's degree in the field of engineering

Must have 10+ years of recent and related work experience

Strong verbal and written communication skills, including: Preparation of written review packages, Summary reports status and/or metrics, Create requirement, interface definition, and/or verification content

Ability to work in a cross-discipline team to compile input and clearly communicate team positions to senior managers

Experience with NASA, or similar program, product development and operational life cycle, including related best practices, standards, and processes

Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS

All of Bastion's employees must be team players with strong work ethics and must be culture oriented

Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers

Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives

Must be organized with good time management skills and must be able to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements

Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical

Preferred

Knowledge and work experience in a Systems Engineering role in a NASA, DoD, or Aerospace environment or a desire to transition to a systems engineering role, especially with complex or multi-discipline systems

Experience with, or working knowledge of, aerospace docking systems, relative navigation sensors, and docking operations

Familiarity with Orion, Gateway, Commercial Crew, Space Shuttle, and/or International Space Station design development, certification, and delivery life cycle processes

Familiarity with NASA JSC Flight Hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes

Experience with requirements development, flow down, and management

Experience with verification and validation definition, execution, and closure

Experience with developing and evaluating technical or design trade studies

Experience with developing and evaluating root cause analyses and failure recovery plans

Working knowledge of requirements management software and systems engineering tools such as DOORS, Cradle or Jama