What are the responsibilities and job description for the GN&C Deputy Discipline Lead position at Mclaurin Aerospace?
Job Description
Job Description
Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!
We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration.
We have an exciting opportunity for a GN&C Deputy Discipline Lead to join our ESSCA contract team at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL .
If selected you will :
- Acts as a NASA GN&C POC and interfaces with NASA's HLS partners and cross-program organizations (Orion / Gateway / SLS).
- Works closely with partner and cross-program organizations to resolve open requirements, and assist requirement maturation, seek understanding of a partner's design / test data, potentially participate in partners' tests, and lead Working Group meetings between partner and cross-program organizations.
- Develop, track, and communicate HLS GN&C risks, concerns, and watch items associated with a particular partner to the HLS program.
- Develop, present, and execute the HLS GN&C discipline elevated insight plans, independent analysis conducted by the HLS GN&C discipline, to inform HLS of design / mission risks. Work with HLS mission segment leads to identify areas where elevated insight is needed.
- Lead HLS-GN&C insight meetings, NASA-only and with a partner. Support other HLS meetings as needed, with partners and NASA-only.
- Provide status of HLS GN&C key insight activities to HLS (SVS and SE&I), and MSFC-EV department on a weekly / bi-weekly basis
- Steward insight plan execution, including planning and direct analysis products and their fidelity.
- Supports insight development of Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) cycles for the HLS GN&C discipline, which includes resource breakdown by center and branch needed by the HLS GN&C discipline to accomplish the insight plans.
- Actively find NASA expert reviewers to assess key areas of partner risk. E.g. if an HLS partner is developing a GN&C sensor, seek expertise across NASA to review partner's development plans to assess partners adequacy of qualification plans before certification for flight.
- Ensure HLS GN&C resources are utilized effectively to cover high priority insight tasks, including leveraging support from NASA centers (LaRC, JSC, JPL, et. al.) with key GN&C expertise.
- Work with potential university partnerships to enhance skills in Guidance and Control.
Qualifications :
This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
Preferred Qualifications :
Benefits
Mclaurin is a unique organization with a special focus on combining the best features of research and industry in order to foster innovation. Our organization strongly supports research, publication, and engagement with the academic community. We encourage our employees to remain on the cutting edge of new developments in their respective disciplines.
US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.
Mclaurin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
