Orion Landing Recovery System (LRS) Deputy System Manager

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 an Orion Landing Recovery System (LRS) Deputy System Manager to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX .

If selected you will :

• Track technical issues within the Landing Recovery System (LRS) and facilitate their resolution.
• Coordinate technical activities to anticipate and prevent problems, optimize requirements, and design solutions.
• Identify technical risks, develop risk mitigation strategies, and determine resource requirements.
• Act as a backup for the System Manager (SM) in their absence.
• Coordinate activities with the SM to ensure comprehensive coverage of all LRS meetings and tasks. Aid the SM as assigned.
• Oversight responsibility of contractor teams on various Orion systems as directed by the System Manager.
• Assist the SM in integrating the landing system with NASA System Managers and Prime Contractor counterparts.
• Review, develop, and approve specifications, Interface Requirements Document (IRDs), and Interface Control Document (ICDs) for related subsystems (LRS, Mechanisms, Structures, GN&C, Pyro, and Propulsion).
• Review and approve verification plans and reports to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Collaborate with Orion and Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) to integrate post-landing and recovery activities for the Crew Service Module (CSM) from an engineering technical authority perspective.

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.