Taxable Entity

MCCALLIE ASSOCIATES INC

Job Title

Senior Staff Engineer Chief

Location

MD Greenbelt - Greenbelt, MD 20771 US (Primary)

Category

IT and Computer Related

Job Type

Full-time

Typical Pay/Range

$197,600 to $238,742

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Travel

None

Security Clearance Required: None

POSITION OVERVIEW AND PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS):

McCallie Associates, Inc. is the prime contractor for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Systems Engineering Advanced Services II (SEAS II) contract. McCallie has an immediate need for a Sr. Staff Engineer - Chief with at least 30 years of space mission or instrument systems engineering experience to support on-going NASA space mission projects.

• The Senior Staff Engineer - Chief is a world-renowned expect in his/her primary field of expertise.
• His/her duties include: support of complex and/or technologically challenging tasks including the leadership in generating the Task Plan and Work Control Plan, providing guidance during the task implementation, conducting technology assessments and making recommendations for technology insertions, making trade study assessments, and recommendations, supporting CDR and PDR, and reviewing deliverables, providing technical consultation advice to Task Managers regarding design issues, development and test approaches, and test result assessments, leading teams established by the Program Manager to conduct investigations of programmatic or task-level problems and to make recommendations for recovery plans; and providing recommendations regarding Mission Assurance Program Implementation considerations.
• Provides world-renowned expertise in space and/or ground hardware and/or software systems analysis, design, development, integration, test, validation, and orbital operations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent education and experience in engineering, or computer science or mathematics from an accredited institution is required.
• Thirty (30) years of space/ground system design and development experience including at least fifteen (15) years of experience analyzing system and performance requirements.
• Should have an extensive knowledge in the development and/or implementation of space/ground hardware and/or software systems.

Desired Skills

• Strong background in requirements management, interface requirements, requirements validation, verification, top-level verification planning, integration and test.
• Experience in end-to-end mission requirements traceability and validation.
• Experience with NASA policies and procedures regarding program/project management lifecycles and systems engineering.
• Experience with database tools, requirements management and system architecture tools.
• Experience with the NASA system requirements tools such as DOORS.
• Experience with testing methodologies and test planning activities.
• Experience with NASA Risk Management Guidelines and Processes and Tools.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) software tools.

Security Requirements

• Currently hold or ability to obtain a NASA Goddard badge (NACI background investigation) is required.

Afognak Native Corporation, Afognak Commercial Group, LLC, and their subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender expression or gender identity (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws ("protected status").

The pay range information provided is a general guideline. The pay rate offered will be determined based on the candidate's experience and qualifications, as well as geographic locations, market data, and other business considerations, as permitted by law.

Our full range of benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability protection, life insurance, prescription coverage, voluntary benefits, paid leave, and 401(k) retirement. Positions covered by the McNamara O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), or a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), or Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will comply with the statute or CBA requirements as well as other client-customer contract requirements (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). For more information, please visit our Company's Career page.