Systems Engineer HLS Operation Integrator (R0164693)

*Aerodyne Industries is a dynamic, rapidly growing engineering and information technology services firm headquartered on Florida’s exciting Space Coast. With locations throughout the US, we take pride in delivering small business agility with large corporation capabilities. Our list of clients count on us to prepare NASA’s Missions to the Moon and Mars and to defend our nation supporting the Missile Defense Agency and Department of Defense. Join the adventure of a lifetime by becoming a teammate with Aerodyne Industries and work on projects that will define our future.* This posting is for a Systems Engineer Lead position supporting NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) Program at Marshall Space Flight Center. This position serves as the Mission Integration and Systems Team (MIST) Operations Technical Lead and is responsible for planning, integrating, and executing mission operations activities supporting Human Landing System missions throughout the mission lifecycle. The selected candidate will provide technical leadership for mission operations planning, console readiness, operational documentation, training integration, anomaly response, and cross-program coordination. The position serves as the primary interface between NASA engineering organizations, mission operations teams, commercial providers, and external stakeholders to ensure operational products, personnel, and systems are prepared to safely execute HLS missions. The responsible engineer will: - Lead development, maintenance, and implementation of HLS mission operations products, including Operations Plans, Concepts of Operations (ConOps), console procedures, and operational documentation. - Coordinate mission operations integration across NASA centers, commercial providers, engineering organizations, and mission operations teams. - Lead console planning activities, including staffing, communication loop development, physical console requirements, and multi-center operations integration. - Develop, implement, and monitor operational readiness plans, training plans, certification activities, and console readiness metrics. - Coordinate Mission Integration and Systems Team (MIST) training activities and ensure alignment with Mission Management Team (MMT) training objectives. - Lead technical integration activities supporting operational readiness reviews, flight readiness reviews, simulations, mission rehearsals, and mission execution. - Coordinate technical issue resolution, anomaly response activities, call-tree activations, and operational replanning during dynamic mission operations. - Manage operational change requests, pre-flight technical issues, action item closure, and operational products through technical working groups, control boards, and readiness reviews. - Lead operational technical working groups and facilitate coordination among Technical Authorities, Discipline Leads, Subject Matter Experts, commercial providers, and NASA organizations. - Develop technical briefings, operational status reports, readiness assessments, and management presentations supporting program leadership. - Support mission operations integration activities across all phases of the Human Landing System lifecycle. - Perform other duties as required in support of Human Landing System mission operations and integration. **Qualifications:** Required Education/Experience/Skills: - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school and a minimum of 20 years of direct engineering experience or MS degree with 18 years’ experience, preferably supporting aerospace systems development, systems engineering, requirements management, or verification activities. - Demonstrated experience supporting human spaceflight mission operations, systems engineering, mission integration, or flight operations. - Experience developing operational documentation including Operations Plans, Concepts of Operations (ConOps), console procedures, or equivalent mission operations products. - Exper…