Aerospace Systems Engineer And Customer Lead

ARES Corporation seeks an Aerospace Systems Engineer and Customer Lead to participate in an engineering team supporting United Launch Alliance (ULA) and NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program. The candidate will be a primary interface for the ARES team to ULA as well as Boeing and NASA customers. The candidate will lead or support multiple task areas of ARES responsibility. In support of ULA’s Human Spaceflight Team, ARES supports hardware-in-the-loop simulation tasks, simulation data post-processing tasks to support crew and mission controller training activities, human certification, system safety, Probabilistic Risk Assessments, and other tasks.

This is a hybrid position including onsite support at ULA's facility in Centennial, Colorado.

Essential Functions:

• Customer Leadership Including:
  • Interface with primary customers to plan, coordinate and otherwise manage ARES tasking.
  • Coordinate with multiple levels of customers at ULA, Boeing and NASA to determine requirements, review work products and support integration activities.
  • Work with the ARES team to assign, conduct, review and deliver various work products to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Technical Implementation Including:
  • Support hardware-in-the-loop simulation tasks to provide crew and mission controller training.
  • Develop flight and mission control products to support evaluation of vehicle states across mission phases for various fault conditions.
  • Conduct Systems Engineering tasks across multiple human certification areas including system safety, failure tolerance, failure probability, and requirements compliance.

Minimum Requirements:

• Strong communication skills to work with management and Customers.
• Strong time management and organization skills, with the capability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Dedication to achieving outstanding customer results.
• Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills for system evaluation.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to learn systems and processes quickly in order to lead ARES tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Aerospace Systems, tools and processes.
• Experience leading tasks with multiple contributors.
• Experience in a customer-interfacing role.

Required Education/Experience:

• BS/BA degree in engineering, math, or science with 6 years or more professional experience in engineering or related technical field.

ARES offers a competitive compensation and benefit package. Full time employees may participate in:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• HSA/FSA Accounts
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off & Holidays

ARES is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer and complies with in E-Verify.

ARES shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.