Project Engineer at NASA/JSC

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Project Engineer at NASA/JSC

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Position Description and Responsibilities

The Mission Systems Operations Contract (MSOC) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) has an opening for a Project Engineer (PE) to facilitate changes to JSC’s mission systems which include the Mission Control Center (MCC), the Mission Training Center (MTC), and the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF).

The PE role is responsible for working with the NASA customer and MSOC personnel to determine critical milestones for the NASA program they are supporting (e.g., ISS, Artemis, HLS, Gateway, EHP, etc.) and to identify the changes required to the MCC, MTC, or SVMF facilities to support the program milestones. With those changes identified, the PE is then responsible for working with the engineers to ensure that the requirements are documented via Change Requests (CRs), approved by NASA for implementation, and implemented on schedule.

During implementation, the PE is responsible for tracking the progress of the various CRs and working with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) consisting of engineers and test/integration personnel to ensure the work is proceeding on schedule. The PE is required to build schedules and provide status on those schedules to NASA management and MSOC contract leadership, including any issues and risks that the project is facing (and how those might be addressed or mitigated).

The PE may perform other tasks, as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• B.S. from an accredited university in a science/technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, etc.)
• 7 years of professional experience in a technology-related field
• 3 years of technical leadership or integration of technical teams
• Must be able to pass a government background check and meet basic security clearance requirements.

Required Skills:

• Good analytical skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Team leadership/integration skills
• Initiative

Highly Desired Skills/Experience:

• Project management skills
• Persistence
• Technical experience
• Experience with Agile-focused tools, such as Agility and VersionOne.
• Experience with the Microsoft Office tool suite

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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