MPH Requirement & Verification Lead (SME1)

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements development, management, decomposition, and traceability activities for complex aerospace systems.
• Cook up requirements integration across multidisciplinary engineering teams and external stakeholders.
• Support development, implementation, and maintenance of requirements management processes, databases, and associated processes.
• Facilitate requirements reviews, assessments, and change management activities.
• Develop, document, and maintain tailored, joint verification and validation strategies, plans, and compliance documentation.
• Coordinate joint verification planning activities with international partners and technical organizations to ensure verification objectives, responsibilities, and success criteria are clearly defined.
• Track verification status, closure activities, and complex metrics.
• Support configuration management and change control processes related to requirements and verification products.
• Participate in technical reviews, milestone reviews, boards, and program decision forums.
• Develop technical presentations, reports, and status products for management and stakeholders.
• Lead technical working groups and facilitate coordination among engineering organizations, customers, contractors, and partner organizations.
• Support systems engineering and integration activities across all phases of the system lifecycle.
• Perform other duties as required in support of Habitation Systems development and integration.

  Qualifications

  • Required Education/Experience/Skills: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school and a minimum of 20 years of direct engineering experience or MS degree with 18 years’ experience, preferably supporting aerospace systems development, systems engineering, requirements management, or verification activities.
  • Demonstrated experience working with complex technical systems throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to lead technical teams and coordinate activities across multiple organizations.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including development and presentation of technical information.
  • Experience working across multidisciplinary technical teams.

  Priorities

  • Experience supporting NASA human spaceflight programs, aerospace, defense, or highly regulated technical programs.
  • Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORs, DOORS Next Generation (DNG), Jama, or equivalent platforms.
  • Experience supporting requirements traceability, verification planning, compliance, and certification activities.
  • Familiarity with systems engineering standards and lifecycle review processes.
  • Experience working with domestic and international partners.
  • Experience supporting configuration management and change control processes.
  • Experience developing technical metrics, status reporting, and program assessments.
  • Experience supporting human spaceflight, exploration systems, habitat systems, and other complex aerospace systems.

    Essential Functions

    • Office environment.
    • Requires ability to provide clear, concise, accurate and timely communication, both verbally and in writing (100%).
    • Requires ability to interact professionally with co-workers, management, and client (100%).
    • Requires travel in the domestic USA (5%).
    • Requires ability to work at a computer for long periods of time (100%).
    • Sitting for extended periods of time in meetings with peers, management, and with our client at NASA facilities to discuss technical issues (10%).
    • Sitting for extended periods of time at a desk to write reports and perform engineering tasks (80%).
    • Requires ability to use stairs or elevators for access between floors and multiple buildings at NASA and our facilities (10%).
    • Requires ability to operate a personal computer, a telephone, fax machine, copier, calculator, and other general office equipment (100%).
    • Absence arrangements required for adequate delegation of duties during absences.
    • The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and to make rational decisions, and to exercise good judgment is essential (100%).
    • Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.
    • Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.

    Compensation Details

    • SME1 The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

    Benefits Overview

    • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
    • Paid time off and holidays.
    • Retail benefits (including 401(k) matching).
    • Educational reimbursement.
    • Parental leave.
    • Employee stock purchase plan.
    • Tax-saving options.
    • Disability and life insurance.
    • Pet insurance.

    Original Posting

    • Original Posting: 06/22/2026 - Until Filled
    • Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting.

    Equal Opportunity Employer

    • Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.