Cepeda Systems and Software Analysis, a rapidly growing small company in Huntsville, AL, is currently seeking a Systems Engineer supporting NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) Program as an Analysis Cycle Coordinator at Marshall Space Flight Center.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• The Analysis Cycle Coordinator will maintain overall schedule for all HLS analysis cycles, ensure that all cycle tasks and subtasks are being worked to completion and integration amongst teams is supported appropriately.
• The Analysis Cycle Coordinator would be responsible for the mechanics and maintenance of analysis cycles in Atlassian-Jira, working with Integrated Performance (IP) Leads and Deputies to integrate into other schedule products.
• The Analysis Cycle Coordinator will provide delegated support to IP Deputies responsible for top level coordination of analysis cycle task definition and schedule.
• Coordinate analysis cycle kickoff and close out of HLS board agenda item requests and task out-brief HLS board agenda items request.
• Candidate will support through various reviews the development and maintenance of architectural views, interface control documentation, and other supporting engineering products.
• Candidate will be responsible for adhering to applicable processes and procedures, reviewing the content and details of technical products, and acting as a technical interface to working level counterparts on an as-required basis.
• Candidate will be responsible for communicating technical information effectively with management, customers, co-workers, and vendors to ensure program success.
• Candidate maintains liaison with individuals and units within or outside the organization with responsibility for acting independently on technical matters pertaining to the field.
• Possesses the ability to solve problems, determine project objectives and requirements, organize projects, provide innovative approaches and develop standards and guides for diverse activities.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• US Citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field, with 5 years of experience or Master's degree with 3 years of experience. 
• Significant understanding of the engineering development lifecycle.
• Experience with systems integration and verification activities.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills for effective interaction with customers and co-workers.
• Strong knowledge of Systems Engineering processes and practices.
• Familiar with NASA’s Systems Engineering processes.
• Knowledge and previous use of Atlassian-Jira project environments
• Excellent communication to provide thorough reasoning and explanations for comments against deliverables under review and be able to support decisions when explaining to customers and superiors.

Preferred Experience and Knowledge:

• Familiar with requirements-based development/testing
• Experience with spacecraft and/or launch vehicle systems/subsystems architectures
• Experience on NASA related projects
• Working knowledge of NASA MSFC requirements management processes which includes government requirements and standards including, but not limited to NASA Software Engineering Requirements, NPR 7150.2 and NASA Systems Engineering Processes and Requirements, NASA NPR 7123.1

Benefits and pay range:

• CSSA offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience.
• We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, paid leave and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan, short-term disability, long-term disability, and company-paid life insurance.

About CSSA:

Formed as a corporation in 2001, we are a HUBZone, woman-owned small business. We focus on serving DoD, NASA, and the commercial sector, our services span the complete product life cycle from concept to software development to product release. Our services include software engineering, systems engineering, and process improvement.

We are passionate about meeting customer requirements while minimizing costs and maximizing performance. We have achieved a rating of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3 for services and development. We have a 100% customer satisfaction rating and have won numerous awards at the local and national level. We are also extensively involved in the community and make generous charitable contributions.

Cepeda Systems and Software Analysis, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.

Prospective and/or new employees will be required to adhere with CSSA’s COVID-19 policy. Customer site requirements will take precedence over CSSA’s policy.