ASCEND Aerospace & Technology, LLC (ASCEND) is an All-Small Mentor-Protégé Program (ASMPP) Joint Venture (JV) between Aerodyne Industries, LLC and Amentum Technology Inc., that leverages our 12+ year collaboration as award-winning NASA contractors. Through our ASCEND partner companies, we have 62+ years of experience working for NASA and currently manage 5,500 employees across nine NASA Centers. With this foundation of expertise, we are dedicated to helping every mission succeed—today and into the future.

The Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS), NASA’s next-generation mission operations contract, has an excellent opportunity for a talented individual to become a part of the Software Configuration Management (SCM) and Integration team. The successful candidate will learn the software production process for the Mission Systems Facilities at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Mission Control Center (MCC), Mission Training Center (MTC), and Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) with particular emphasis on training systems in support of NASA's International Space Station and Artemis programs. This position is within the Integration Services Section of the Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) Directorate in NASA's Mission Systems Division in Houston, TX. As a member of the SCM and Integration team, the successful candidate will provide control of training load software changes of COSMOS managed Mission Systems Facilities, as well as, maintain the integrity and traceability of the configuration throughout the software life cycle. Integration tasks will also require the successful candidate to interface with both internal and external customers. COSMOS ensures the continuity of critical human spaceflight support by providing mission control services, advanced training systems, and full-scale spacecraft mockups for astronaut preparation and engineering analysis.

Description of Duties

The expectation is for the potential candidate to become the subject matter expert in the areas of training systems (TS) software builds, deployment, and build process maintenance with the expectation of being an SCM lead subject matter expert (SME) for TS Software. The candidate will also pursue integration assignments within the Integration Services department to help achieve department, directorate, and contract goals. The candidate should have a good understanding of the full software development life cycle from planning, design, building, testing, deployment and maintenance.

Successful candidates will:

Job Requirements

Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience: Bachelor’s/Master’s degree and 2 to 5 years of general experience.

The individual should possess strong initiative, be a team player (teamwork), be flexible to changing program needs, and possess strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. The job requires close communication and collaboration with the software development community and other TS load build engineers to successfully implement software life cycle requirements. To be successful, the candidate shall have the ability to work towards deadlines and deliver quality builds on their assignments.

Desired Requirements

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

Final compensation is determined through a comprehensive evaluation of several key factors, including the candidate’s educational background, specialized technical expertise, and relevant professional experience. We also consider internal equity, prevailing market data, and specific contractual or funding requirements to ensure competitive and equitable offer alignment.