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At Sierra Space, we envision a future where humanity lives and works in space, on moons, and on distant planets. Sierra Space builds and delivers the future of space transportation, destinations, and infrastructure, offering "space-as-a-service" in support of the new space economy.

Sierra Space is seeking a candidate with a strong background in systems engineering, spaceflight mission training, simulator-based training, and customer relations to join the Flight Operations Mission Training team. As a member of the Dream Chaser Mission Training team, you will be working towards being a certified simulation instructor. You'll be responsible for planning and executing mission training in support of Dream Chaser mission oper

Sierra Space-based in Louisville, CO with operations in Madison, WI, Durham, NC, Huntsville, AL, Houston, TX, and Kennedy Space Center, FL-designs and manufactures the Dream Chaser spaceplane and other advanced spacecraft, commercial space destinations, satellites, propulsion and environmental systems, spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. government (including NASA), commercial customers, and internation

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 ar

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 missio simulators

Willing to learn new areas of need

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

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