Job Type
Full-time
Description
TriVector Services, Inc., is seeking qualified candidates to fill our
Human Landing System (HLS) Engineer position.
The Human Landing System (HLS) Engineer- APS Systems will work in a highly integrated team performing technical and integration activities to support APS system development and certification. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Follow and understand the HLS partner Systems Engineering approach to design, development, integration and test.
- Data analysis and anomaly resolution as needed.
- Review and provide assessments of HLS provider deliverables (such as milestone products, hazards, verifications, risks, and test reports).
- Support of the Human Lander program through technical insight by providing reviews and risk assessment and recommendations on NASA-partner engine systems and vehicle propulsion system design and development.
- Provide systems insight and lead risk mitigation efforts for Artemis III through Artemis V propulsion systems, identifying technical and programmatic risks and ensuring alignment with NASA safety, mission assurance, and flight readiness objectives.
- Lead systems engineering efforts for thruster integration, coordinating across multidisciplinary teams to ensure propulsion system requirements, interface control, and verification objectives are met in support of mission success.
- Develop models and analysis tools, provide analytical documentation such as trade studies, hazards assessments, fault tolerance designs, certifications for flight, launch vehicle data reviews.
- Provide insight and recommendations for subsystem and in-space environment model fidelity.
- Evaluate performance of system models in ground and flight operations
- Attend technical interchange, project planning, design review and other appropriate meetings to maintain a current knowledge base of design, requirements, issues, action items, and resolution activities.
- Perform system assessments, identify issues, pursue resolutions, document and present to engineering review board with rationale and recommendations.
- Evaluate vehicle changes for impacts to propulsion elements and vehicle integration.
- Verification and validation reviews for propulsion components, subsystems and integrated vehicle.
- Perform analysis and provide systems engineering skills to support various program engineering and integration.
Requirements
Required Qualifications: - U.S. Citizenship is required.
- A degree in Engineering or related discipline required. Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a minimum of a Masters with at least 18 years of experience, or a BS with at least 20 years of experience.
- Must have experience with liquid propulsion system design, analysis, integration or development/verification testing.
- Experience with APS systems, including thrusters and RCS, is a requirement.
- Candidate must have experience with fluid/gas systems modeling
- Must have the capability to plan and perform systems engineering and analysis tasks independently and as a team.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products such as Power-Point, Excel, and Word is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Preferred Qualifications: - Engineering degree from an ABET accredited university preferred.
