• Develop visualization dashboards to display analysis results.
• Develop simulation capabilities for statistical modeling of complex systems of systems.
• Develop advanced analytics capabilities using machine learning libraries.
• Participate in working group meetings with stakeholders to present analysis, receive feedback, and assess feasibility of additional capabilities.

• Candidate must have engineering analysis background
• Experience developing and maintaining modular software products
• Must work effectively with other engineers and with external organizations in an Integrated Product Team environment
• Ability to develop solutions to a wide range of complex system-of-systems technical problems that require ingenuity, innovation and collaboration with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to manage and support multiple tasks simultaneously, and ability to develop, document, and maintain system architecture models
• Strong coordination, organization, oral and written communication skills
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of Python, Pandas, and SQL

Preferred Qualifications:

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Data Science, Machine Learning, or Statistical Analysis
• Ability to develop new system architecture modeling tools
• Ability to develop visualization or graphical user interface components
• 10+ years of engineering experience in aerospace/defense industry

• The ability to attain a Secret clearance. Thus, you are a citizen of the United States.
• At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, Engineering or Mathematics
• At least 3 years experience utilizing Python in Data Analysis applications
• Experience with python libraries such as Tensorflow, Keras, Pandas, sci-kit learn, Spacy.io
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville – North Alabama, AL area.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience using machine learning techniques such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), K-means clustering, classification
• Experience using vision techniques such as those defined in OpenCV
• Experience using Python visualizations such as Plotly Dash and other server side technologies
• Experience working in DoD environments
• Experience setting up, maintaining, and integrating with SQL databases

• System requirements management
• Interface with other stakeholder organizations and working groups
• System architecture synthesis with requirements and design
• System requirements verification and retirement.

• Architecture Development
• DOORS Database
• Systems Architect and Rhapsody
• Requirement analysis
• Specifications development
• Verification planning

Engineering Degree and typical experience in an engineering classification: Bachelor’s and 10 or more years’ experience or a Master’s degree with experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Our risk management analyst team will provide program planning and control support as it relates to program risk, including cost, schedule and technical risk. They will also participate in trade studies and program/project review meetings. CPSS PP&C has Risk Management Analysts at MSFC, JSC, ARC, and AFRC

Works under close supervision to provide systems engineering support associated with the development and evaluation of routine risk management processes and documentation and other system engineering functions.

Provides direct support, expertise, and mentoring in the sound assessment and management of risks for programs, projects and customers.

May support and participate in trade studies and decision tree development and program/project review meetings.

Administer risks within the NASA Risk Management processes while supporting Quantitative Risk Assessments of cost and Schedule Risk Assessments.

Investigate, understand and communicate the technical, safety, cost, and schedule implications of risks assigned to manage

Develop risk reports and brief project and program managers on risk status

• Must be detail-oriented, self motivated, have strong interpersonal skills, and work under minimal supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interface with all levels of an organization
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.

We will be hiring multiple candidates from a BS/BA and 0 years of experience to a MS/MA with 15+ years.

Work Environment- Generally an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.

Physical Requirements- Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods of time). May require lifting and carrying up to 10 lbs (5% of time).

Equipment and Machines- Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).

Attendance- Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.

Other Essential Functions- Must be able to work in a team atmosphere. Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

Serves as an expert for all aspects of EVM including establishing and maintaining the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB); performing detailed assessments; interpreting and presenting EVM data and resultant analysis to management.

The Earned Value Management (EVM) analysts are experts in establishing baselines for performance management, completing detailed performance assessments, and presenting the results of these practices to their management team. The EVM Analysts are currently located at MSFC, ARC, AFRC, GRC, JSC, NASA HQ and KSC.

• Must have experience participating in Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs); Compliance/Validation Reviews a plus.
• Must be knowledgeable in the Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and advise projects on how to best structure their WBS to facilitate EVM integration and rollup.
• Must have a strong working knowledge of EIA-748 and EVM processes.
• Must be able to work with and train CAMs, and perform advanced EVM data traces and analysis.
• Must be highly experienced with Empower and/or wInsight, Cobra experience a plus.
• Must be highly experienced with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with Microsoft Project or other scheduling tools, Visio, SharePoint, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Must be self-motivated and have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interface with all levels of an organization
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or other related certifications desirable.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Prior NASA experience is highly desired
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.

We will be hiring multiple candidates from a BS/BA and 0 years of experience to a MS/MA with 15+ years.

Work Environment- Generally an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.

Physical Requirements- Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods of time). May require lifting and carrying up to 10 lbs (5% of time).

Equipment and Machines- Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).

Attendance- Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.

Other Essential Functions- Must be able to work in a team atmosphere. Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

Program Integration Analysts will provide program, planning, and control services. This will include integrated assessments and analyses of program/project cost, schedule, and technical performance data as well as supporting reviews, including PPBE, and presenting decision-making data to the management teams. CPSS currently has Program Integrations Analysts at MSFC, ARC, AFRC, GRC, JSC, NASA HQ, and KSC.

• Review project documentation, technical reports, requirements documents, and memoranda to support program/project management decision making
• Support reviews and provide independent assessments of programs/projects
• Provide integrated analyses for assigned area throughout its project life­cycle
• Provide technical support in evaluating ground systems, project software and operations implementation
• Provide programmatic support for trade studies and identifying risks associated with trade options; conduct “what-if” analysis
• Provide monthly program/project status to management
• Support the development of program/project level status and assessments for key decision point reviews
• Provide preparation and input for conferences, meetings and program/project reviews
• Manage PMPO action items, lessons learned and other program integration servers and/or databases
• Support and provide input to the program/project risk management processes

• Prior aerospace or government project experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required. Experience with SharePoint and MS Project is desired.
• Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, have strong interpersonal skills, and work under minimal supervision.
• Requires excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interface with all levels of an organization.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.

We will be hiring multiple candidates from a BS/BA and 0 years of experience to a MS/MA with 15+ years.

Work Environment- Generally an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.

Physical Requirements- Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods of time). May require lifting and carrying up to 10 lbs (5% of time).

Equipment and Machines- Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).

Attendance- Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.

Other Essential Functions- Must be able to work in a team atmosphere. Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

Schedulers are essential to NASA’s success on CPSS. The scheduling analysts develop, coordinate, and maintain technical schedules of all types and sizes. Schedulers will also track schedule progress and develop custom reports for the customer. The CPSS PP&C program currently has scheduling analysts at MSFC, ARC, AFRC, GRC, JSC, NASA HQ and KSC.

• Develops, maintains, and coordinates technical schedules for large to medium scale projects from proposal level to detailed level schedules.
• Conducts schedule analysis and assessments to ensure schedules are structured properly with complete network logic, are capable of reporting critical path(s), and follow industry scheduling best practices.
• Tracks schedule progress and develops custom reports for the customers.
• Provides guidance and recommendations on schedule work-arounds and recovery plans for customers to make effective decisions.
• Analysis of hardware prime contractors schedules to ensure compliance with DCMA 14 point health check and NASA Best Practices.

• Proficient in Microsoft Project Server and other Microsoft Office products; experience with Milestone Professional and/or One Pager Pro desirable. Software skills including intermediate to advanced Share Point and technical proficiency with MS Project is highly desired. (Experience with Primavera or Open Plan will be considered)
• Hands-on experience developing detailed schedules, Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and performing critical path analysis.
• Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, have strong interpersonal skills, and work under minimal supervision.
• Requires excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interface with all levels of an organization.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.

We will be hiring multiple candidates from a BS/BA and 0 years of experience to a MS/MA with 15+ years.

Work Environment- Generally an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.

Physical Requirements- Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods of time). May require lifting and carrying up to 10 lbs (5% of time).

Equipment and Machines- Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).

Attendance- Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.

Other Essential Functions- Must be able to work in a team atmosphere. Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

The cost estimating analysis team will perform cost benefit and risk analysis studies. They provide estimates of the effect of project and program change requests and major additions. They also analyze and interpret raw engineering and cost data for estimates and operate and analyze parametric cost estimating models. CPSS PP&C will have cost estimators located at MSFC, JSC, ARC and AFRC.

• Works under close supervision as an analyst on large or technically complex projects.
• Develops approaches for solving issues or problems.
• Performs cost benefit and risk analysis studies.
• Provides estimates of the effect of project and program change requests and major additions.
• Analyzes and interprets raw engineering and cost data for estimates.
• Operates and analyzes parametric cost estimating models.
• Operates statistical and quantitative risk assessment models as needed.
• Utilizes concepts and tools relating to computer science applications in cost analysis such as: uni- and multi- variate statistical and regression analysis, learning curve analysis, computer graphics, cost accounting, direct and indirect costs, development of escalation indices, and development of cost estimating relationships.
• Principal duties may include, but are not limited to, preparing WBSs, charts, tables, graphs and diagrams to assist in analyzing problems.

We will be hiring multiple candidates from a BS/BA and 0 years of experience to a MS/MA with 15+ years.

Work Environment- Generally an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.

Physical Requirements- Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods of time). May require lifting and carrying up to 10 lbs (5% of time).

Equipment and Machines- Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).

Attendance- Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.

Other Essential Functions- Must be able to work in a team atmosphere. Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

The cost molding specialists will support CPSS PP&C cost analysis efforts by developing cost estimating relationships and managing large database systems and file-structures. This team will also maintain a unique cost modeling software and stay ahead of the curve on new software development and IT trends. CPSS PP&C currently has Cost Modeling Specialists at MSFC, ARC, AFRC, and GRC.

• Under close supervision, serves as an analyst / modeler on large or technically complex projects such as development of large file structures for data manipulation, database management systems, and structured programming to support cost analysis efforts.
• Develops and maintains unique cost model software.
• Cognizant of the latest trends in software development and information technology.
• Provides customer/ user support for software applications.
• May have supervisory or management support responsibilities

We will be hiring multiple candidates from a BS/BA and 0 years of experience to a MS/MA with 15+ years.

Work Environment- Generally an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.

Physical Requirements- Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods of time). May require lifting and carrying up to 10 lbs (5% of time).

Equipment and Machines- Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).

Attendance- Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.

Other Essential Functions- Must be able to work in a team atmosphere. Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.