Spaceflight Hardware Propulsion Refueling Lead

Spaceflight Hardware Propulsion Refueling Lead

Location: NASA Johnson Space Center
Status: Full Time

Clearance: Background check

U.S. Citizenship required

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Spaceflight Hardware Propulsion Refueling Lead to join the team with Intuitive Machines, a teammate company.

• Serve as the Chemical Propulsion Refueling Lead acting as the cross-project point of contact for the Gateway Integrated Refueling Circuit which implements the Refueling architecture.
• Lead the Gateway Refueling Working Group, involving planning agenda topics related to current, and forward risks, issues, and challenges.
• Develop a detailed understanding of the Gateway Refueling Requirements Document and apply working knowledge to lead domestic and international partners in technical discussions on requirement compliance.
• Lead the development and implementation of the Gateway Refueling Concept of Operations.
• Assist the System Manager in the development of Flight Rules and operational constraints related to Flight operations of the Gateway Station.
• Communicate mission baseline, mission risk, and issues to mission management teams, across a variety of NASA and commercial partnership leadership.
• Travel to commercial partners facilities, both domestic and international, for insight/oversight of critical operations and other mission essential technical meetings.
• Lead presentations and discussions with other discipline sub-systems and working groups related to chemical propulsion refueling needs and designs.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 10 years of related experience. License and certification may be required.
• Spacecraft propulsion experience with a focus on fluid and mechanical aspects
• Experience in the design, assembly, testing, certification, and operation of space propulsion systems and components
• Experience coordinating space propulsion systems requirements verification and validation between multiple organizations
• Basic knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field, such as mechanical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, testing, and office software
• Excellent organizational skills, oral and written communication skills, and the ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines
• Confident in knowledge and experience, and able to discuss propulsion topics with subject matter experts
• Experience with NASA JSC Flight Hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes
• Knowledge and work experience in a Systems Engineering role in a NASA, DoD, or Aerospace environment
• Experience with requirements management, verification and validation definition and execution, design trades, risk analysis, and system analysis of space hardware
• Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various high level meetings

• Familiar with JSC organizations, processes, and procedures
• Experience with NASA JSC Flight Hardware Life Cycle, Certification, and Engineering processes
• Experience with requirements management, verification and validation definition and execution, design trades, risk analysis, and system analysis of space hardware
• Working knowledge of NASA, JSC, and ISS standard practices and requirements including safety, fault tolerance, and unique disciplines
• Familiarity with NASA/JSC documentation databases and share point sites as well as typical systems engineering software products
• Experience in technical or team leadership roles