Communications Systems Engineer – NASA Support

Job Title: Communications Systems Engineer – NASA Support 

Job Location: Remote Work (Travel may be required) 

Description  

PRT is seeking a Communications Systems Engineer (CSE) for the Flight Dynamics Support Services III (FDSS-III) contract at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Spaceflight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. FDSS-III supports NASA’s Human Space Flight missions, including the International Space Station, SpaceX Dragon, and the Moon-to-Mars Program with Gateway, Artemis, the Human Landing System, and more! 

This position collaborates with the NASA Network Elements and Mission Managers to facilitate mission requirements, documentation and Network Reviews across all missions while maintaining mission schedules and product delivery for the Task. Serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and representative for the Human Space Flight (HSF) Communications Network across different missions assigned. 

Reports To 

Human Space Flight (HSF) Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) Project Manager 

Responsibilities  

• Identify, validate and implement solutions to assure successful support of various crewed and robotic missions operated by NASA, International Partners, and commercial entities fulfilling objective in low-earth and lunar orbits 

• Evaluate design documentation and verification for compliance with customer and internally derived requirements and for hazard control closure 

• Evaluate System Level test results, reports & review packages 

• Support and deliver SE Products and other deliverables, with a focus on mission success 

• Develop/implement and communicate solutions to routine Engineering problems 

• Provide systems engineering support for technical reviews 

• Write status and technical performance reviews, analyses and reports 

• Author, review and extract critical information from Requirements Documents, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Test Plans, Verification Matrices, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and other technical documentation 

• Participate in Systems requirements reviews, Preliminary & Critical Design Reviews, Technical Interchange Meetings and peer reviews 

• Perform anomaly analysis and implement corrective actions where needed 

• Support HSF objectives at national / international working group meetings and reviews 

• Serve as a member and advisor in various working groups and advisory panels to assure mission success 

• Coordinate across NASA centers, organizations and internal group elements 

• Some travel may be required.  Potential off-hours work may be required when working with International Partners 

Required Skills 

• Exhibits a professional demeanor that enhances productivity, promotes teamwork and cooperation 

• Possess an understanding and application of technical principle, theories, and concepts in a segment of Satellite Communications, such as Space to Ground, baseband processing, or other specialty 

• Excellent communication and organizational skills along with the ability to work in a dynamic team environment virtually as well as in-person 

• Ability to conduct planning activities and negotiate satellite network coordination agreements 

• Ability to perform fault isolation and recovery to reported anomalies, independently developing solutions and then presenting a comprehensive review for implementation 

• Experience authoring and maintaining requirements documentation, procedure documents, analysis documents and research reports 

• Ability to coordinate, generate and present large presentations for review boards 

• Attention to detail and a desire to find root causes and develop recommendations 

• Ability to develop trust and consensus between various organizations with differing practices and expectations 

Desired Skills 

• Mission and/or vehicle systems engineering experience for mission critical applications 

• Failure analysis or fault management technical experience 

• Experience with Systems Engineering process 

• Experience defining requirements & interfaces 

• Understanding of spacecraft integration & test, launch, and mission operations 

• Experience with human spaceflight vehicle development including integration & test 

• Experience developing verification documentation 

Required Degree 

• Bachelors of Science degree in technical field 7 years of experience, or Masters of Science degree in technical discipline 5 years of experience 

Security Clearance Requirements 

Must be eligible to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance 

About Us 
Pearl River Technologies (PRT) is an SBA certified HUBZone small, disadvantaged business (SDB) providing professional, technical, and administrative support services to federal, state and local government agencies. Through our support and commitment to the HUBZone program, we successfully offer our customers the highest quality of service, while creating opportunities and growth for our employees.  

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