This is a tremendously exciting opportunity to be part of the NASA OMES contract at Goddard Space Flight Center. Emergent Space Technologies, Inc is a leading employer in the area of highly skilled aerospace engineering, GN&C and GPS, flight software development, and program management.  Emergent is  committed to assuring all applicants and employees are treated fairly, equally, and without unlawful discrimination based on any characteristics that are protected by law.

Provide mission system engineering services during the continued implementation and evolution of the JPSS Ground System. Key task activities include the verification of the JPSS Ground System and overall JPSS missions including satellite and ground and mission level requirements and interfaces. Support the development of JPSS Compatibility Tests (JCTs) and Interface tests. The JCTs are the lynchpin tests serving as the incremental flight/ground compatibility tests. The interface, block ground system and system performance tests are the events used to verify mission level requirements. This position will be responsible for the development of test plans, test procedures, requirements verification acceptance criteria, and lead the test events.

• BS required.  MS desirable
• 3+ years of relevant and practical experience in systems engineering providing requirements verification testing for large satellite ground systems that support level 0 and level 1 science level processing and data distribution
• Experience with NASA policies & procedures regarding systems engineering
• Excellent communication skills

More About this Position

This position is contingent upon the award of the work with the prime contractor, which is largely based on the quality of the resume/candidate. 

About the Company

More about the Company: Emergent Space Technologies (www.emergentspace.com) is a rapidly growing aerospace/IT engineering company whose mission is to provide cutting-edge information and automation technologies to the aerospace industry.  Emergent is a leading provider of spacecraft flight software and satellite systems support, and our work environment allows our staff to engage with some of the best engineers in the country and work on some of the most advanced spacecraft, satellite, and automation applications.

The company is a CMMI Level 3 certified agile software developer that creates innovative mission-critical applications. Headquartered in Greenbelt, MD, with offices across the country, this elite engineering company provides solutions for both government and commercial customers and constructively engages our more than 60 employees nationwide.

The Emergent employees enjoy a fantastic and comprehensive benefits package that can be tailored to meet the employee's specific needs.  The Emergent work culture is dynamic, entrepreneurial, collaborative, supportive, and collegial.  Emergent offers its employees the opportunity to build a long-term career with a reputation for mission-success on each task we work on!

Emergent Space Technologies, Inc. is committed to assuring applicants and employees are treated fairly without regard to race, religion, sex, marital status, disability, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. We E-Verify.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.