The Payload Interface Requirements Engineer (PIRE) will join the Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) team supporting the International Space Station (ISS) Program. The PIRE will work with both pressurized/internal payloads (experiments) and unpressurized/external ones. The payloads world is exciting and ever-changing as there are many different types of payloads with sponsors and Payload Developers (PD) ranging from NASA centers, popular store brands, commercial companies, and colleges/universities to name a few. More new and interesting payloads are added to the manifest regularly. The PIRE works with the PDs and Payload Integration Managers (PIM) to learn about their assigned payloads and determine what interfaces they have to the ISS. Interface requirements are documented in Interface Requirements Baselines (IRBs) via the NASA ORBIT database.

Work with the PD and the engineering discipline experts to define payload interfaces, establish requirements applicability, and identify exceptions to requirementsCoordinate with Payload Developers to develop IRBs and Payload Interface Revision Notices (PIRNs) in the NASA ORBIT PIRN databaseCommunicate regularly with NASA customers, PDs, discipline engineers, and other stakeholders for successful development and delivery of payload requirements and integration productsParticipate in PIM/PD meetings, Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), and/or Payload Technical Information Meetings (TIMs)Develop and maintain the IRB and assess impacts of requirements changes to assigned payloadsAssist the payload developer with verification assessments and coordinate data submittals into the verification database for tracking

Education

REQUIRED:  BS Degree in Engineering or related STEM field

Experience

Technical Professional I

One (1) to four (4) years’ experience performing professional work in STEM field. 

Technical Professional II 

Minimum Five (5) years of professional experience, performing professional work in STEM field. 

Technical Professional III 

Minimum Ten (10) years of professional experience, performing professional work in STEM field. 

Technical Professional IV 

Minimum fifteen (15) years of professional experience, performing professional work in STEM field. 

Technical Professional V 

Minimum twenty (20) years of professional experience, performing professional work in in STEM field. 

License, Cert or Registration

Current drivers’ licenseProof of U.S. citizenship 

Special knowledge, skills, & abilities

Applicants must be energetic and adaptable to be successful in the challenging and dynamic environmentRequires the ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative environmentCandidates must possess good organizational and communication skillsMust understand systems engineering principles and applications

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