Position Description

Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, is seeking an experienced Element Integration Lead- Human Landing System to join a diverse, highly-skilled team to create unique solutions for complex problems involving foreign weapons systems. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Dynetics provides responsive, cost-effective intelligence, engineering, scientific and IT solutions.

Dynetics is presently under contract to NASA for design and development of a Human Landing System (HLS) in preparation for NASA’s procurement of commercial services to land crew and cargo on the Moon as part of a sustained lunar presence. Dynetics intends to be a significant contributor to the U.S. national human space exploration enterprise and to stimulating and building a commercial cislunar economy. Current and planned near-term HLS efforts at Dynetics will form the foundation for those future activities. Dynetics Space Systems Division needs the most talented, most passionate managers, engineers, analysts, and technicians to achieve these objectives.

Dynetics Space Systems Division is seeking an Element Integration Lead (EIL) to join our diverse, highly skilled team to create unique solutions for complex problems involving space systems. The EIL is responsible for leading a team to design, analyze, build, and test a major hardware element of the HLS. A single element may contain structures, propulsion, thermal control, avionics, electrical power, and/or software subsystems and will require manufacturing, assembly, and element-level testing.

The EIL reports to program management. The EIL provides regular informal and formal status on technical progress, identifies and communicates issues, and recommends solutions—to the program team, the customer, and Dynetics executive management, as needed. As the lead of a team, the person manages cost, schedule, and technical performance; develops and executes work plans; assigns resources and adjusts staffing within the budget; serves as Control Account Manager; leads day-to-day operations and management of the team; and approves products and deliverables. The EIL works in a team environment to support conceptual design through product implementation and leads the integration of flight hardware from diverse technical disciplines into a flight-certified vehicle that meets performance, schedule, and cost requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Candidate must possess a B.S. or equivalent degree in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or system engineering or equivalent from an ABET-accredited university.
• Candidate must have at least fifteen (15) years of hardware development experience and at least ten (10) years as a team lead.
• Candidate must have expertise and must have demonstrated leadership experience in at least one of the following technical disciplines:
  • structures,
  • propulsion,
  • thermal control,
  • avionics,
  • power,
  • software,
  • assembly and integration.
• Candidate must have demonstrated experience in project management and/or large engineering team management.
• Candidate must have experience with complex system engineering practices and processes, including the product development cycle through qualification and production.
• Candidate must also understand development program data deliverable requirements, with experience working government contracts.
• Candidate must be able to write clear, concise, and comprehensive technical reports and present results to multi-disciplinary teams and customer stakeholders.

Candidate must be a resident of or be willing to relocate to the Huntsville – North Alabama area.

Other Qualifications

• Preference will be shown to candidates who possess an M.S. or equivalent degree in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or system engineering or equivalent from an ABET-accredited university.
• Preference will also be shown to candidates who have experience and/or knowledge of the following:
  • NASA, DoD, or other aerospace development projects
  • Integration of environmental, mechanical, and/or electrical hardware systems for NASA, DoD, or commercial programs
  • NASA systems engineering practices and processes
  • Human rating of space vehicles
  • Serving as PM, CE, and/or IPT Lead on previous space system development programs
  • Earned Value Management project experience

Security Requirements

Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Job Number:

01.24.89-2022-6

Closing Date:

02/17/2023