Senior Cross-Program Integration Engineer

Cepeda Systems and Software Analysis, a rapidly growing small business in Huntsville, AL, is currently seeking a Senior Cross Program Integration Engineer supporting NASA’s HLS (Human Landing System) Program at Marshall Space Flight Center. This position will provide engineering integration services across Artemis mission elements and programs such as SLS, Orion, and xEVA. Key Responsibilities: • Support coordination of operations and hardware capability design definition, requirements development, and verification planning for proposed systems • Interaction with Level 2 and 3 teams to ensure all requirements and integration aspects are appropriately defined, negotiated and documented • Interact with Artemis Programs for creation and documentation of operations definition, analysis cycle data coordination, function/requirement specific assessment and issue resolution as well as Ground Rules and Assumptions in support of integration • Interacting with Analysis teams - loads, environments etc. to coordinate the mission unique analyses, particularly associated with visiting vehicle interaction. • Identify design options within the solution space and lead or support functional architecting and/or functional analyses • Perform thorough technical assessments of proposed internal and external interactions, requirements, planning and execution to understand the impacts imposed by external design and product development/updates • As necessary, generate and coordinate Interface Requirement Document(s) (IRD) as well as Interface Control Document(s) (ICD) content to ensure the necessary and complete integration of requirements  • Act as Change Package Engineer as needed to foster review of interface or other related documentation through review (to potentially include presenting at various working groups, forums, and boards) • Facilitate cross program exchanges as needed (data, hardware, software) Education Required: Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or Science field Experience Required: Minimum of 8 years related experience or a master’s degree with 5 years of experience. Must be a U.S. Citizen Experience Preferred:  An understanding of vehicle systems definition, functional requirement development, and/or design integration is required. • Must be able to breakdown complex problems or issues into manageable pieces to facilitate resolution of technical concerns. • Experience reading and working with engineering drawings, interface control documents, configuration documents, or other technical documentation is expected. • Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, customer relation skills, and presentation skills are required. • Experience negotiating and coordinating top-level interface/integration agreements Knowledge/Skills Preferred: Understanding of the NASA systems engineering policies and procedures, and familiarity with the Artemis Program What We Offer: Our industry-leading benefits package goes above and beyond competitive salary commensuration for those just beginning their career and seasoned professionals alike. Our comprehensive benefits package includes full coverage medical insurance, paid leave and paid holidays, multiple retirement plan options, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and work/life benefits including career development and recognition programs. Other perks we offer are flexible work schedules, company-sponsored events, and educational assistance.  Disability Accommodation for Applicants: Cepeda is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures.  If you have any difficulty using our online systems and need accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address or phone number to contact us about your interest in employment at [email protected]. Our process is to respond and work with the requestor to identify a workable accommodation to the application process.  Company Overview: Formed as a corporation in 2001, we are a HUBZone, veteran-owned, woman-owned small business. We focus on serving DoD, NASA, and the commercial sector, our services span the complete product life cycle from concept to software development to product release. Our services include software engineering, systems engineering, and process improvement.  We are passionate about meeting customer requirements while minimizing costs and maximizing performance. We have achieved a rating of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3 for services and development. We have a 100% customer satisfaction rating and have won numerous awards at the local and national level. We are also extensively involved in the community and make generous charitable contributions.  Cepeda provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit, based factors.