PLSS Project Manager

Job :

Category:
Engineering

Location:

US-TX-Houston

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth.

We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States, we have an exciting opportunity for a PLSS Project Manager to join the team with Barrios, a teammate company.

Building on more than four decades of experience in providing innovative integration solutions for government and commercial space programs, Barrios offers an extensive range of engineering, software, and related technology integration services in support of the aerospace community. As a woman-owned and operated small business, we are a people-focused company that supports professional development, while working to ensure that you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Barrios employees actively participate in the growth of the commercial spaceflight industry through partnerships with companies leading commercial space development, and successfully supporting NASA as our primary government customer. Our long history supporting Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the International Space Station, and now Commercial LEO, lays the groundwork for future missions to the Moon through our work on Orion, Gateway, and the Space Launch System.

We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States, we have an exciting opportunity for a PLSS Project Manager to join the team!

** We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews. *

• Perform project management and engineering functions for space suit development, including requirements development, hardware development, manufacturing, assembly, and test.
• Manage the engineering team for the specific space suit subsystem assigned. Provide budgeting, forecasting and cost estimating support.
• Monitor cost performance for their subsystem development against established plans.
• Develop and maintain company and customer financial reports.
• Oversee and develop schedules, procedures, work instructions and process flows.
• Develop risks and risk mitigation plans for roll-up into the higher-level risk system.
• Interact frequently with inter-organizational disciplines, NASA System Managers, and operational customers.

This position is posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, position requirements and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

Required Education/Experience/

Skills:

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 5-10 years of related experience.
• BS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school.
• Experience managing and leading engineering projects.
• Experience with financial reporting, including budgeting, forecasting and cost estimating.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and will be expected to effectively interact with customers and management at all levels.
• Ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously and track tasks and issues to completion.
• Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field, such as mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, environmental testing, and office software.

Preferred Education/Experience/

Skills:

• Familiar with Johnson Space Center (JSC) organizations, processes, and procedures.
• Prior experience working with Space Suits or other areas of Human Spaceflight.
• Detailed knowledge of vent loop gas flow rates, pressure management, and PLSS outlet CO2 control in closed loop and open loop modes.
• Should have detailed knowledge on xEMU selected design goals for each vent loop component. Areas of knowledge on each component should include: detailed understanding of each component's design and purpose in the overall vent loop and PLSS design, pressure capabilities, flow rates/delta…