Payload Integration Engineer (Job S#256)
Posting Date: March 21, 2022 Posting End Date: June 21, 2022
Position: Payload Integration Engineer Location: Huntsville, AL
Status: Full time; Exempt
Special Qualifications
In keeping with the President’s commitment to Tuskegee University Becoming "One Tuskegee," the ideal Payload Integration Engineering will possess the willingness use their expertise in transforming Tuskegee into a leading 21st century living and learning environment.
Position Summary
The Payload Integration Engineer will perform Gateway and Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) research payload integration support for the Gateway Program Mission Integration and Utilization Office (MI&U) and AES Mission Operations and Integration (MO&I) Office with NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) Projects Office at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinating with Gateway module providers and subsystem managers regarding research systems, research payload integration, and utilization support.
- Coordinating with Artemis Program personnel regarding research systems, payload integration, and utilization support.
- Developing Atiemis-level and/or Gateway payload integration processes and implementation plans, user’s guides, and other utilization documentation.
- Representing the MI&U and/or AES MO&I to potential payload developers.
- Developing payload-specific documentation (interface requirements documents, integration agreements, operations products, etc.).
- Supporting payload developers in integrating their systems into the Gateway.
- Reviewing technical documentation and requirements.
- Authoring technical documentation, including AES utilization interoperability documents.
- Developing presentations for and suppotiing Gateway-related and AES-related control boards, panels, and working groups.
- Supporting Gateway, Atiemis, and payload milestone reviews and action closures.
- Attend, pmticipate, and suppmi Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM) and Project Reviews.
- Provide inputs to the identification of action items, action closures, and minutes.
Work Environment
Office environment. Requires ability to provide clear, concise, accurate and timely communication, both verbally and in writing (100%). Requires ability to interact professionally with co-workers, management, and client (100%). Requires travel in the domestic USA (
