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Grow With Us Your growth matters to usthats why we offer a variety of ways for you to develop your career. With professional and leadership development opportunities like Team Lead Academy, education reimbursement, mentoring, and company sponsored networking events, you can take control of your own career path on your own terms with a company that believes in you. A Place Where You Belong At the Amentum Space Exploration Division, people are at the heart of our business. We reflect a diversity of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. We expect our people, clients, and partners to treat one another with dignity and respect. This means promoting inclusion, celebrating diversity, and appreciating the differences we all bring to our workplace. Support Your Well-Being Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs, 11 paid holidays, parental leave, paid time off, employee perks and much more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and possible remote a few days a week (depending on customer requirements) well support you as you pursue a balanced, fulfilling lifeat work and at home. Position Description: This posting is for a Senior Systems Engineer to support NASAs Human Exploration Development and Operations (HEDO) Office at Marshall Space Flight Center. This position directly supports the Multi-Purpose Habitation (MPH) effort and focuses on system-level integration, international partner coordination, requirements development, risk management, verification and validation planning, and cross-discipline SE&I leadership for human-rated exploration systems. The selected candidate will serve as a self-starter integrator and strong communicator capable of driving results across multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and international partners, including the Italian Space Agency. Duties: Lead system-level integration activities influencing the architecture, design, development, test, qualification, and acceptance of Multi-Purpose Habitation systems. Serve as a primary integrator across NASA, contractor teams, and international partners to ensure technical alignment and lifecycle readiness. Develop, review, and mature system requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), and verification success criteria. Lead development and tracking of technical risks, including identification, mitigation planning, and status reporting. Plan, lead, and facilitate Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) with domestic and international stakeholders. Provide independent review and analysis of planning, processes, products, and integration strategies and recommend improvements. Provide leadership and support for review and release of technical documents, including Change Requests (CRs) in coordination with internal and external SMEs, other NASA programs and projects, and international partners. Provide leadership and support for boards, panels, technical meetings, trades and analysis, and stakeholder coordination, including providing stakeholder impact assessments. Develop and support Concept of Operations (ConOps), verification planning, and data analysis strategies. Review international partner deliverables and provide technically sound, actionable feedback throughout design cycles. Provide written and oral status in the form of executive-level presentations and technical briefings. Support management and control of data architecture and configuration management processes. Coordinate and perform cross program integration activities across multiple disciplines, organizations, and international partners to ensure program success. Perform other duties as required in support of Multi-Purpose Habitation SE&I objectives. Qualifications: A degree in engineering is required. A degree from an ABET accredited university is preferred. A minimum of 15 years of direct engineering experience, preferably in aerospace or complex system development environments or MS degree and 13 years of direct engineering experience or PHD and 10 years of direct engineering experience is required Demonstrated senior-level SE&I experience supporting complex or human-rated aerospace development programs. Experience leading or coordinating system-level integration activities across multiple organizations, contractors, or partners Experience developing, reviewing, or approving system requirements, interface requirements, or verification strategies. Experience supporting major l technical milestone reviews. (e.g., SRR, SDR, PDR, or equivalent) Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level briefing capability. Demonstrated ability to independently plan and execute assigned SE&I responsibilities and coordinate across stakeholders to drive technical issues to closure. Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams including systems engineering, safety, human factors, and hardware development organizations. Proficiency with standard engineering documentation and presentation tools. (e.g. Microsoft Office suite or equivalent). Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required. Preferences: Experience supporting human-rated spaceflight programs (e.g., habitation systems, spacecraft, launch vehicle, or exploration systems development). Experience coordinating cross-program or multi-organization integration efforts. Experience supporting verification and validation (V&V) planning, verification traceability, and closure activities. Experience interacting with international partners or multi-agency programs. Familiarity with export control considerations and international technical coordination processes. Experience supporting Design/Requirements Analysis Cycles (RACs/DACs) or equivalent architecture review processes. Familiarity with Concept of Operations (ConOps) development and architecture integration activities. Exposure to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g., Magic Draw or equivalent) or system modeling approaches. Experience supporting technical risk identification and mitigation planning Star ID will be required to obtain access to MSFC. Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language. We are a background screening, drug-free workplace. ASED offers a partnership in which you can grow personally and professionally within a framework of strong leadership, competitive compensation, and rewarding career paths. 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