Mission Integrator

Check out this NEW Opportunity with Axient!:

We provide services and support in a multitude of areas, including Systems Engineering & Integration, Acquisition & Program Management Support, Mission Integration Management, System Safety & Environmental Engineering, Systems Security & Information Assurance, Launch Schedule and Risk Management, Certification of New Entrant Launch Vehicles.

What you will do...:

• Assist/Mentor/Train Multi-Manifest Office (MMO) Government Mission Integration Managers (GMIMs) in manifesting payloads, executing mission integration, and monitoring payload development.
• Serve as government representative on the MMO side and interface with Launch Vehicle (LV) Contractor, Auxiliary Payload Customer, Auxiliary Payload Contractor, and other program stakeholders.
• Support requirement development and verification activities, including mission requirements, interface requirements, launch services requirements, launch vehicle hardware/analyses/CONOPS requirement.
• Work with Auxiliary Payload Customer, Auxiliary Payload Contractor, LV Contractor, and other contractors in support of GMIMs to ensure launch systems, hardware, software, tests, and analyses meeting Standard Interface Specification, System Performance Requirement Document and all mission requirements.
• Prepare/Deliver mission readiness briefings at readiness reviews (e.g. Mission Readiness Review (MRR), Flight Readiness Review (FRR), Launch Readiness Review (LRR))
• Provide support in developing engineering change proposals, statements of work, contract modifications, technical evaluation of proposals, and launch operations planning and execution.
• Other responsibilities include, program plan development and maintenance, including performing launch vehicle mission trade studies, mission analysis, managing console operations, monitoring/ analyzing real-time launch vehicle data, the development of mission unique requirements and derived requirements identification, monitoring and verifying all launch vehicle and satellite vehicle interface requirements including satellite vehicle transportation and processing requirements, Fleet Surveillance efforts, and launch vehicle hardware pedigree reviews.

Skills you will need...:

• Bachelor Degree in a STEM field
• Minimum 8 years experience in mechanical/aerospace engineering, including at least two years of launch vehicle / space vehicle integration or launch / range experience with emphasis in spacecraft or launch vehicle processing.
• Experience with the space vehicle Program, launch vehicle contractor, operating location, Range, and other associated contractors and organizations.
• Requires a working knowledge of USSF Engineering Launch Support System architecture and components, launch systems, Launch Support Centers at various launch bases.
• Must have active, current DoD Secret Clearance to start
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS), Special Compartmented Information (SCI) DoD security clearance
• Travel up to 50%.
• Demonstrated competency in Microsoft tools including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Information Technology (IT) systems and SharePoint-type databases. Experience with senior level Space Force leadership in a Program Office environment..
• Experience with and competency using Jira, Confluence, and Mattermost

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