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General Engineer, AST, Mission Operations Integration
John F. Kennedy Space Center · Posted 45 days ago
Hybrid Kennedy Space Center, FL $127K – $165K Apply by May 20, 2026 General Engineering ENTJINTJINTPISTJ EngineeringOperations
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Serves as the European Service Module (ESM) Integration Lead with the Orion Program, Orion Production Operations (OPO), you will be responsible for insight and oversight of ESM integration and test activities during Orion spacecraft production. You will coordinate and collaborate with Orion Program, European Space Agency, and Prime Contractor personnel to ensure integration progress and to meet schedule and technical objectives.
What You'll Do
- →Serve as Orion Lead for the European Service Module (ESM) Integration Readiness Review (IRR), ensures the ESM and Crew Module Adapter are ready to be assembled and integrated and actions blocking integration from the ESM Pre-Ship Review are closed.
- →Collaborate with International Partners to accomplish ESM integration including incorporation of ESM tasks into Orion production schedules, submittal of engineering support requests, and organization of contractor and/or NASA resources.
- →Partner with International Partner and contractor campaign managers to achieve technical and schedule performance commitments during ESM integration into the Orion spacecraft.
- →Integrate contributions from NASA, International Partners, and contractors to ensure ESM interfaces with Orion spacecraft systems and integration and test operations are executed on schedule and in compliance with technical and safety standards.
- →Engage with other Orion program offices and technical authority personnel as needed for ESM assembly, integration, and test activities and flight hardware issues.
- →Manage MPCV 72580: Orion MPCV - ESM Sustaining Engineering Plan which defines engineering support provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) Prime Contractor for integration and test activities involving the ESM.
- →Maintain awareness of and/or witness daily ESM integration activities and provide daily status to the ESM Integration Office (EIO) and present major integration issues to OPO, EIO, and Orion Program management.
Requirements
- ✓If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.
- ✓Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program.
- ✓To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.
- ✓Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords.
- ✓These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs.
- ✓MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions.
- ✓For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs.
- ✓These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
- ✓All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
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