What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ground Integration Engineer (GIE) position at ARES Corporation?

Job Description

This position is for a Ground Integration Engineer (GIE) with the KLXS III contract Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) group supporting NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program at Kennedy Space Center. This work involves technical integration efforts across the EGS, Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) elements, as well as various engineering disciplines throughout the product life cycle. This includes providing technical expertise in the oversight, execution, and closure of program requirements, supporting program level trade studies and subsystem testing for requirement verification activities.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Provide a Systems Engineering interface to various sub-systems 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 hardware / software).
Provide systems engineering and integration support to Ground Support Equipment testing during 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 Requirement :

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. Work on-site at KSC 5 days per week.

Education and Relevant Work Experience :

Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) required, preferably in Industrial & Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering 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

ESOP

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.

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