Pressurized Rover Schedule Expert Program Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nations space programs solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space delivering innovative solutions that span satellite launch ground and cyber systems for defense civil and commercial customers. When you join our team youll be part of a special collection of problem solvers thought leaders and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

Building on The Aerospace Corporations reputation as a trusted impartial advisor with integrity and dedication to mission success the Civil Systems Group (CSG) combines deep technical expertise with marketleading innovation to help our customers solve complex systems engineering and integration challenges. CSG is organized by core customerfacing lines of business to manage and grow programs within NASA NOAA USGS and the NNSA while extending our capabilities to other civilian federal government agencies fully integrated within Aerospace rules regulations processes values and behaviors.

Within the CSG the Human Exploration and Space Flight (HESF) Division supports our NASA customer in all aspects of human space flight. As Pressurized Rover Schedule Expert Program Engineer (Project Engineer Technical Project Management) you will support executive level NASA Program management decision making by supporting the development integration and analysis of schedules for NASAs Artemis Pressurized Rover program. Representing Aerospace on this NASA team you will shape the scheduling requirements and implementation/maintenance approach for NASA respective stakeholders and teams.

Work Model

This is a fulltime position based at Johnson Space Center in Houston TX offering a 100 onsite work model and remote flexibility as the business needs allow.

What Youll Be Doing

• Develop integrate and maintain an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) aligned with the Artemis Pressurized Rover requirements. Update the project schedules regularly (e.g. weekly monthly) ensuring schedule accuracy and adherence to best practices.
• Analyze schedule performance calculate metrics identify critical paths and provide recommendations to ensure project alignment and performance. Develop and update milestone schedules and phasing plans.
• Maintain summary schedule charts for Artemis missions for integration efforts and milestone reviews. Coordinate with schedulers and manage schedule links across Program Elements.
• Review and report on Pressurized Rover International Partner schedules and provide weekly reports on findings.
• Lead assessments including schedule risk assessments (SRAs) and other analyses.
• Serve as a highly proactive technical specialist understanding issues and formulating options/recommendations while working closely with the headquarters and program teams across other offices working groups and panels.
• Lead forums and venues to formulate and prepare recommendations on improving the mission integration and operations process and drive an outcome. Identify and initiate next level analysis as needed.
• Perform other duties for the customer as required.

What You Need to be Successful Project EngineerTechnical Project Management

Minimum Requirements:

• A bachelors degree or advanced degree from an accredited program in a technical discipline
• 6 or more years of experience working in technical disciplines across large government programs
• Excellent teaming and leadership skills with an ability to multitask across various issues/disciplines simultaneously
• Excellent presentation and communications skills including development of and briefing of decision packages and complex information in a succinct and polished manner.
• Experience working across diverse teams and many different engineering disciplines.
• Strong project management skills and exceptional interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team environment where the team is distributed across multiple NASA and Aerospace Corporation organizations projects and programs.
• Ability to identify and communicate concerns to leadership in a diplomatic manner
• Superior analytical planning problem solving and decisionmaking skills.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple concurrent tasks and provide direction on competing priorities.
• Extensive knowledge of scheduling principles tools and analysis techniques.
• Experience performing probabilistic schedule risk analysis and schedule health analysis.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office tools including Excel PowerPoint Word etc.
• Extensive experience using commercial schedule management tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera.
• Experience with implementation and management of integrated scheduling tools.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• 10 or more years of experience with NASA or on NASA commercial systems and international partners
• Understanding of specific NASA Human Spaceflight topics including EVA spacesuits and rovers
• Extensive project management expertise
• Demonstrated experience with collaborations supporting multiple disciplines/specialties including with customers commercial vendors and international partners

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee regardless of level and role can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change
• Engage with Impact
• Foster Innovation
• Deliver Results

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process our team will provide details of our industryleading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays sick time and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules including telework options
• 401(k) Plan Employees receive a total companypaid benefit of 8 10 or 12 of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• A work environment built on teamwork flexibility and respect

We are all unique from various backgrounds and all walks of life yet one thing bonds all of us to each otherthe belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Aerospace Corporation is an equalopportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race age sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression colorreligiongeneticinformation marital status ancestry national origin protected veteran status physical disability medical condition mental disability or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If youre an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by emailat .You can also reviewKnow Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegalas well as thePay Transparency Policy Statement.