Control and Communication Ground Integration Engineer

This position is for a Ground Integration Engineer (GIE) with a concentration in Command, Control and Communication (C3) Systems, flight, and ground command & telemetry interfaces for NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program. This work involves technical integration efforts across the Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) elements, as well as various engineering disciplines throughout the product life cycle. This includes developing requirements, performing technical integration, supporting program level trade studies and subsystem testing for requirement verification activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Provide a Systems Engineering interface to Command, Control, and Communication (C3) operations.

* Perform cross-system technical integration, operations and launch requirements development, and management and implementation planning for ground/vehicle/payload hardware/software processing, launch and recovery.

* Provide systems engineering and integration functions to enable successful implementation and certification of ground systems, ground support equipment, and facility systems (including complex ground command and control systems and flight-element-specific software).

* Provides systems engineering and integration support to Ground Support Equipment testing in support of processing operations as well as launch countdown support from the Firing Room Integration Console.

* Responsible for developing requirements, stakeholder expectations, design verification objectives, design validation objectives, and ensuring they are allocated to the implementing organization and subsystems and that all are satisfied by objective evidence.

* Responsible for defining and maintaining interface requirements and controls with Artemis ground and flight elements (including successive block revisions of launch vehicles and spacecraft) with other supporting NASA field centers, ensuring smooth and efficient integration for each mission configuration.

Minimum Requirements:

* Participate in technical reviews and provide impact assessments

* Conduct studies and initiate/assess Change Requests

* Recommend innovations to existing processes, procedures, development cycles, requirement tracking and other areas within the scope of this position

* Monitor and review action items and meet with assignee for resolution

* Required knowledge: MS Office applications; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project

* Required skills: Excellent communication and presentation skills, self-starter who can work independently with minimal direction yet is also comfortable working in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

*Perform systems engineering or integration functions to support aerospace programs/projects involving spacecraft, launch vehicle, associated ground systems, command and control systems, or high-tech facility systems

* Develop, integrate, and implement operational requirements or technical integration/processes to meet mission objectives

* Effective and clear communicator with the ability to present technical issues. Self-starter with outstanding organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills

* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment co-located with customers, NASA and other contractors

* Proven work as a cohesive team member with many different technical experts in a dynamic schedule-driven environment

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

Education and Relevant Work Experience:

* Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) required, preferably Computer Science or Computer Engineering.

* 4 - 10 years of related experience is required.

* Master's degree can substitute years of experience.

* Comprehensive knowledge of theories, concepts and practices and ability to use in complex situations.

ARES 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

*401(k) Plan

*Paid Time Off & 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 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.