Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Junior Engineer

Full Time

Houston, TX, US

Our long-term client relationship with NASA has led to a need for a Junior Engineer on the Human Space Flight Technical Integration (HSFTIC) contract at Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX).

As an HSFTIC Systems Engineer, you will have the opportunity to support one or more of NASA's human spaceflight programs, including Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program (CLDP), the Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP), the Gateway Program, the International Space Station (ISS) Program, the Orion Program, and more. You will also gain insight into all of these human spaceflight programs as a part of the Systems Engineering team supporting NASA in expanding humanity's presence in LEO and looking towards exploration to the Moon and beyond.

Founded in 1992, ARES Corporation is an award-winning space and defense company, providing innovative, reliable, and cost-effective solutions on-time and within budget to high value-programs. Our clients include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Missile Defense Agency, Space Force, Air Force Research Laboratory, and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

The Systems and Integration Engineer will:

• Provide requirements and verification expertise in the resolution of International Space Station (ISS) systems engineering & integration issues.
• Resolve technical payload, payload facility, and vehicle system integration issues and actions.
• Coordinate with technical system managers, integration personnel, and payload/payload facility personnel to resolve issues.
• Perform cold stowage integration, providing cold stowage issues, schedule, and cost insight between the cold stowage group and the ISS Vehicle Office (OB) management.
• Perform assessment of critical resource requests and make recommendations to the ISS Program.
• Assess payload requests in the Payload Integration Agreements (PIA) and coordinate requests for NASA-managed resources.
• Integrate certification and readiness inputs for certification of flight readiness (CoFR) reviews.
• Complete CoFR checklists and generate inputs for stage operations readiness (SORR) reviews.
• Lead resolution of issues and actions that are time critical and have high risks to the ISS Program and to payload integration & operations.
• Review and provide recommended dispositions.
• Identify areas for process improvement to better integrate payload facilities, technology demonstrations, and commercial elements within NASA’s payload integration flow.
• Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Experience:

• Experience in spacecraft payload or stowage integration or spacecraft hardware processing.
• Intimate knowledge of PIA, CoFR, SORR, and other ISS integration and flight readiness processes.
• Project management or other leadership experience.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Any of the following would be beneficial to the team:
• Excellent communication skills (in both written and verbal), integration, coordination, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work well in a team and independently.
• Knowledge of product life cycle management
• Ability to maintain and develop engineering tools
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint).

Education and Relevant Work Experience:

This position is posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate’s experience, position requirements and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

Required Education/Experience/Skills:

This position is posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate’s experience, position requirements and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• BS Degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school, plus three (3) years of Engineering experience.
  • OR -

• BS Degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school, plus five (5) years of Engineering experience.
  • OR -

• BS Degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school, plus ten (10) years of Engineering experience.
  • OR -

• BS Degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school, plus fifteen (15) years of Engineering experience.

DGS offers a competitive compensation and benefit package. Full time employees may participate in:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• HSA/FSA Accounts
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• ESOP
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off & Holidays

DGS is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer and complies with E-Verify.

DGS shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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