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The Induced and Integrated Environments (IIE) Engineer addresses all aspects of Induced and Integrated Environments including but not limited to thermal, shock, and dynamic load environments self-generated by engines, reaction control system thrusters, external valves, pyrotechnic devices, batteries, and external mechanisms related to human spacecraft and landers. Integrated includes induced environments such as plume surface interactions combined from thermal and structures or loads interfacing with another spacecraft.
Duties of the Induced and Integrated Environments Engineer position include:
Responsible for the coordination of insight and knowledge of the various integrated environments of the human spacecraft throughout the whole mission from Earth launch to vehicle disposal. Specific tasks include but are not limited to:
• Serves as Technical Points of Contact for top level requirements and will be responsible for coordinating NASA certifications of the requirements through the verification events, reviewing hazard reports, and testing related to IIE.
• Sets up technical interchange meetings to address specific IIE issues and concerns
• Writes and maintains an Insight Plan; requests level of insight that is adequate to understand, characterize, and evaluate provider vehicle various IIE.
• Identify concern items and risks; develop mitigation strategies and trigger dates and present at program meetings.
• Regular weekly reporting of IIE related activities.
• Travels to various locations for testing, technical exchange, or face-to face meetings as needed.
• Identifies and defines tasks associated with elevated levels of insight regarding IIE.
• Reviews Change Requests within and external to human spacecraft programs.
• Responds to questions from other programs and cross program disciplines
• Provides data to other programs as required. Coordinates data exchange as appropriate including ensuring appropriate data markings.
• Documents, maintains, and coordinates a databook; which includes other resources that identifies all internal and external loads and environments during all phases using input from insight, providers, government analysis, etc., as appropriate
• Ensures cross coordination, as appropriate, with other spacecraft programs.
• Works with requesters to set bounds on vehicle IIE in lieu of a mature vehicle design. Adjudicates IIE responsibilities from internal cabin or lander environments, ECLSS, Natural Environments, Loads, and several other sub-disciplines.
• Considers IIE that may lead to contingency and abort scenarios; identifies trades or insight needed to characterize vehicle contingency performance; works with spacecraft provider to identify tests, analysis, etc.
• Reviews spacecraft program documents for milestone reviews and major project reviews.
• A unique aspect of this role is that different spacecraft vehicles may experience different induced environments and may require short term expertise beyond the team. In these cases, the IIEL finds and coordinates the relevant expertise inside or outside the agency to temporarily support the team on an as needed basis.
A Bachelors Degree in a scientific, engineering, or related discipline from an accredited institution and a minimum of 20 years of experience in a technical discipline. An MS or Ph.D. degree is very desirable.
Outstanding technical and leadership qualifications in the following areas are desired:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are a must.
• Skills and experience in a mechanical or aerospace engineering discipline
• Demonstrated experience as an expert for an engineering/scientific discipline and/or a system and/or program segment and is recognized as an authoritative expert that has significant impact within their respective engineering/scientific field.
• Demonstrated experience with providing professional, consultation, technical and specialty skill services as needed to resolve unprecedented and/or complex problems pertaining to design, development, analysis, integration, evaluation, testing, and verification of systems, subsystems, and components.
• Technical leadership or engineering management in an aerospace or mechanical engineering discipline.
• Broad customer and professional network in a field of technical expertise.
• Participation in professional society, e.g. AIAA, ASME, IEEE, NSBE, SHPE, SWE, etc.
Essential Functions
Work Environment
Office and laboratory environment. Requires ability to provide clear, concise, accurate and timely communication, both verbally and in writing (100%). Requires ability to interact professionally with co-workers, management, and client (100%). Requires travel in the domestic USA (<15%)
Physical Requirements
Requires sitting for extended periods of time in meetings with peers, management, and with our client at NASA facilities to discuss technical issues (10%). Also, requires sitting for extended periods of time at a desk to write reports and perform engineering tasks (40%). Requires ability to use stairs or elevators for access between floors and multiple buildings at NASA and our facilities (10%).
Equipment and Machines
Requires ability to operate a personal computer, a telephone, fax machine, copier, calculator, and other general office equipment (100%).
Attendance
Normal workday is from 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Minimal overtime may be required (10%) to meet schedule milestones and to support technical demands of the job. Regular attendance is a necessity and adequate arrangements for delegating duties during absences are required.
Other Essential Functions
The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, to make rational decisions, and to exercise good judgment is essential (100%). Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.
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