In this role, you will be responsible for development of mission training products (including lessons, reference materials, simulation scripts, and more), operating a mission simulator, evaluating and mentoring flight controllers, and collaborating with other simulation instructors during mission simulations. Your work will ensure the successful planning, training, and execution of the Dream Chaser mission. Areas of operational and training specialization could include avionics, environmental control, power, flight dynamics, instrumentation/communication, mechanisms, and propulsion. Candidates with prior experience in any of these topic areas are encouraged to apply.

Occasional support of other ongoing Sierra Space spaceflight programs may be required at times, given the skill set of the candidate.

*Travel may be required.

Must-haves:

• Bachelor's of Science degree in System Engineering or related discipline and typically 10 or more years of relevant experience

• Experience may be considered in lieu of education

• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams

• Thorough understanding of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles

Highly Desired:

• Prior experience as a certified spaceflight simulation instructor

• Experience performing simulator model testing and validation, creating instructor displays to operate the simulator models, and developing training materials for sim instructors to operate the models

• Prior experience in developing training materials including instructor-led courses, simulation scripts, simulator operations console workshops, and other training support documents

• Experience conducting training activities including instructor-led courses, mission simulations, and personnel evaluations

• Strong technical writing skills, including technical review and operations product development

• Ability to rapidly work with minimal supervision on projects involving both small and large teams

• Strong background in engineering fundamentals, and willing to learn new disciplines

• Clear and concise communication skills

Preferred:

• Prior experience as a certified astronaut instructor

• Prior spaceflight real-time operations experience

• Experience assisting flight controllers and instructors in developing console-specific training plans using training needs assessments to determine tasks, skills, and knowledge requirements

• Experience writing new simulator training requirements and learning new simulation systems and simulation instructor interfaces to mission simulators

• Willing to learn new areas of need

• Ability to explore multiple options, anticipate problems, and implement mitigations

• Ability to decompose a large, complicated problem into manageable pieces, understand such problems from different points of view, and explain issues and solutions to other engineers

• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.