Jobs at Ares Corporation

Leads program business and financial management for a complex cost-plus NASA or federal contract. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, cost and schedule analysis, NASA 533 reporting, subcontractor financial oversight, labor charging, funding and task-order tracking, audit readiness, contract documentation, and data-driven support for program leadership. The role requires managing prime and subcontract financial activities across multi-contractor environments while ensuring compliance and accurate financial reporting.

Supports NASA Kennedy Space Center programs by managing configuration and data across flight, ground, and facility systems. Establishes technical baselines, controls engineering changes, maintains traceability and version control, performs status accounting, supports configuration audits, manages technical records, prepares compliance metrics, and trains engineering and project personnel on configuration management processes and tools.

Leads cross-functional technical, engineering, and software development projects from initiation through delivery. Responsibilities include managing schedules, Agile ceremonies, requirements, user stories, scope, risks, change processes, stakeholder communications, dashboards, and NASA-compliant reporting. The role coordinates multidisciplinary teams and ensures projects meet objectives, timelines, and deliverables.

Supports Low Earth Orbit Program meetings through scheduling, agendas, presentations, website and calendar management, room setup, meeting minutes, action tracking, data handling, and basic meeting technology troubleshooting. Provides in-room and after-hours support, coordinates multiple meetings weekly, identifies process improvements, and maintains meeting data restrictions. The role requires onsite work three to four days weekly, occasional travel, Microsoft Office proficiency, and strong communication skills.

Evaluate aerospace vehicle subsystems and system safety across requirements, design, integration, testing, and operations. Develop hazard reports, perform FTA and FMECA, assess failure tolerance, review verification evidence, identify technical and interface gaps, and support NASA human-rating and lunar lander safety activities. Collaborate with Blue Origin engineering and integration teams while producing clear technical assessments and documentation.

Undergraduate intern supporting NASA Moon Base program projects through the Mission Technical Integration Contact team. The intern will develop a UI/UX style guide connecting enterprise tools, web applications, and collaborative portals; gather and interpret technical requirements and user feedback; prepare summaries, presentations, and reports; and collaborate with project leads in a structured team environment.

Conducts cybersecurity control, vulnerability, software assurance, threat, and risk assessments for complex defense systems. Performs research, data gathering, gap analysis, capability maturity assessments, and develops cybersecurity improvement implementation plans. Supports vulnerability assessments, control development, security documentation, penetration testing, and Risk Management Framework activities while using tools such as Nessus, Burp Suite, Nmap, and ACAS.

Develop and maintain simulation scenarios, analytical tools, and software applications supporting NORAD warning and attack assessment systems. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, agile development, coding, testing, validation, documentation, simulation installation, data analysis, and user coordination. The role requires software lifecycle expertise, DevSecOps knowledge, virtualization and containerization experience, database proficiency, and the ability to guide junior and mid-level engineers while supporting mission-critical defense systems.

Conduct cybersecurity control, vulnerability, software assurance, and risk assessments for complex defense systems. Perform threat research, data gathering, gap analysis, capability maturity assessments, and develop cybersecurity improvement plans. Support vulnerability assessments, control development, security documentation, penetration testing, and Risk Management Framework activities while applying cybersecurity standards and tools such as Nessus, Burp Suite, Nmap, and ACAS.

Develops, manages, integrates, and optimizes NASA-compliant project schedules across the program lifecycle. Performs schedule health assessments, metrics, trend and risk analyses, probabilistic schedule risk analysis, what-if analyses, and critical path evaluations. Prepares status packages, integrates contractor and sub-tier schedules into Integrated Master Schedules, supports resource allocation, and provides scheduling guidance. Leads schedulers and collaborates with technical stakeholders and NASA programs to maintain schedule visibility and performance.

Supports NASA’s Commercial Destination Office by leading systems integration for commercial human spaceflight programs. Develops and reviews operations concepts, supports milestones and technical reviews, coordinates NASA, commercial, and international stakeholders, resolves cross-disciplinary issues, and leads technical forums. The role requires early life-cycle mission integration or operations planning experience, systems engineering expertise, and strong technical communication skills.

Supports Space Force range modernization by installing, integrating, testing, and operating racks, cabling, radar, RF, communications, telemetry, antenna, and command destruct systems. Provides front-line technical support, asset management, equipment tracking, logistics, and unit-level testing. The role is primarily on-site across Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and JDMTA, including tower work up to 500 feet and compliance with extensive safety and rescue requirements.

Manages government prime contracts and subcontracts, including contract administration, drafting, review, negotiation, execution, compliance, and interpretation. Reviews customer terms, manages contract changes, coordinates internal and external communications, and resolves contractual issues. Requires knowledge of FAR, DFARS, Cost Plus contracts, federal contract formation, proposal preparation, and government contracting practices.

Provides technical expertise for developing, implementing, managing, and supporting IT systems and networks. Responsibilities include evaluating and optimizing IT services, managing data access, maintaining security knowledge, supporting infrastructure and videoconferencing, leading IT projects, onboarding and offboarding employees, and controlling IT assets. The role also serves as the IT point of contact for designated organizations and requires strong troubleshooting, communication, organizational, and independent-work skills.

Provides NASA-wide earned value management expertise, including surveillance, compliance reviews, integrated baseline reviews, systems administration, policy maintenance, training, reporting, database management, and stakeholder communications. Supports contractor and in-house projects, agency-level initiatives, working groups, conferences, and EVM software platforms while maintaining guidance, documentation, and training curricula.

Engineer Microsoft Teams Rooms collaboration systems for NASA-managed spaces, including system design, installation, configuration, testing, documentation, lifecycle planning, and acceptance. The role evaluates hardware, develops engineering plans, supports facility and network requirements, maintains standards, manages multiple projects, and communicates with technical and nontechnical stakeholders. Travel is required as needed for installations, site surveys, meetings, and center visits.

Leads enterprise systems engineering, integration, requirements, architecture, testing, verification, and validation across complex aerospace programs. Serves as a technical authority, guides multidisciplinary teams, manages risks, mentors engineers, drives MBSE and digital engineering adoption, and communicates with executives, customers, vendors, and program stakeholders. The role supports production-floor integration, flight hardware lifecycle and certification, mission-level architecture studies, and cross-program capability initiatives.

Designs, installs, configures, tests, documents, and supports Microsoft Teams Rooms and complete audio/video collaboration systems in NASA-managed spaces. Responsibilities include systems analysis, hardware evaluation, network and device enrollment, standards maintenance, lifecycle planning, engineering documentation, acceptance testing, project reporting, stakeholder communication, and facility coordination. The role also evaluates custom room designs, supports modernization and security requirements, and travels as needed for installations, site surveys, meetings, and acceptance activities.

Develop and maintain full-stack web applications onsite for NASA’s Artemis Exploration Ground Systems Program. Responsibilities include designing SQL Server data models, developing .NET/C# APIs, building Angular and PrimeNG interfaces, testing, debugging, database administration, GitHub-based source control, documentation, user training, and stakeholder demonstrations. The role collaborates with systems engineers and management to translate requirements into technical solutions and support project milestones.

Creates 3D models and technical drawings for LH2 and LO2 cryogenic vacuum-jacketed piping systems supporting NASA’s Artemis ground systems program. Maintains drawing configuration control and release processes using Creo Parametric 3D and KDDMS, works independently to meet deadlines, communicates technical status, and supports schedule-driven spacecraft processing activities, including variable shifts and weekends.