Title:
Systems Engineer
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The Mission Systems Operations Contract (MSOC) has an excellent opportunity for a Systems Engineer to facilitate design changes primarily to NASA Johnson Space Center’s Mission Training Center (MTC), though Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) and/or Mission Control Center Systems (MCCS) work may also be required.
The applicant will work in a dynamic team environment and will be responsible for working with the NASA customer, users, and commercial and international partners to capture and negotiate requirements and operations concepts and then drive those change requests through the Systems Engineering lifecycle.
The applicant will work closely with MSOC Platform/OS and Software Engineers, System Testers, and Project Managers to facilitate changes across the MTC hardware and software systems. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, are required for customer interactions. Strong initiative, teamwork and problem-solving skills are also required.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Work with the customer, users, and engineers to effectively analyze user requirements, user stories, and operations concepts.
• Perform high level requirement assessments and facilitate the detailed assessments performed by the MSOC technical organizations.
• Develop and maintain schedules for work components.
• Create and/or update all documentation for design and change instruments.
• Perform post data processing, post data reduction, and data mining.
• Perform analysis, assessments, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Lead systems architecture design and integration efforts.
• Provide Systems Engineering support to the MSOC implementing organizations.
• Communicate inward to the MSOC organization and outward to customer contacts.
• Work effectively in a team setting to collaborate ideas.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Requires BS in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or similar technical degree plus 0 – 5 years of related experience.
Required Skills:
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision and professionally represent the MSOC organization
• Highly motivated individual willing to learn and apply new concepts, tools, and software
• Good verbal and written communication skills, especially with other organizations
• Strong personal initiative
• Good problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting
Desired Skills:
• Understanding of human spaceflight requirements
• Leadership skills
• Knowledge of the NASA JSC Mission Training Center Sub-Systems
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar ITIL workflow toolset
• Experience across various areas of the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, and documentation
• Experience with agile development practices
KBR Benefits
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INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY AT KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, and our Zero Harm culture.
These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer.
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