Orion Production Operations Engineer

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline and 10-14 years of relevant experience

Minimum 2 years' experience in EGS systems engineering processes.

Knowledge of launch vehicle, facility, payloads, transportation, test integration, and operations.

3-5 years of direct spacecraft operations experience is desired

Knowledge of Concept of Operations development

Proficiency in technical document review to include design drawings.

Summary

This position supports operations integration activities for the Orion Production Operations (OPO) Branch, Operations and Test Management Division of NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program Office located at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The successful candidate will support test activities in support of the Orion spacecraft prior to turnover to EGS for processing and launch. The primary duty of this position is to support test activities for multiple modules and missions.

Responsibilities:

Performs daily support for OPO Orion test team

Supports OPO Orion test team to assure planned tests are planned, coordinated, and executed to meet test requirements

Supports test procedures planning, development, reviews, and execution for active on-console test support

Supports test room pre-test ops and post-test ops configurations

Supports test data analysis, test documentation processing and test team data management

Assists in test support planning and development of tools to manage test support tracking

Provides technical operations test support and insight to test team for all planned test operations to include test anomalies recovery and unplanned test impacts

Applies engineering techniques and lessons learned to support future test campaigns

Keeps management informed of work progress, and progress in meeting milestones and deadlines, and problems encountered

As a team member, provides inputs with clear communication and understanding of performance to plan, risks and other technical, schedule and budgetary impacts

Supports Program panels/boards related to program test decisions

Remains cognizant of new and emerging test opportunities, tools, capabilities, and strategies

Supports what if assessment/trade study schedules to study, analyze and evaluate schedule projections and forecast

* Preferred Qualifications:*

Organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Communication skills to present technical issues.

Interpersonal skills to work in a team environment co-located with customers

Flexible to changing work demands, multi-task, operate with minimal direct supervision, and meet all customer deadlines.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Outlook, as well as commercial applications.

Knowledge of aerospace systems, structures, materials, kinematics and mechanics, aerodynamics, and fluids.

Knowledge of Operations and Maintenance Requirements and Specifications (OMRS) and Work Authorization Document (WAD) development.

Knowledge of NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7123.1 NASA Systems Engineering Processes and Requirements.

Experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Access, or quickly come up to speed.

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

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA Accounts

Life and Disability Insurance

Critical Illness and Accident Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off and Holidays

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

ARES 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 indi iduals 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.