Spacesuit Project Engineer

Overview

Spacesuit Project Engineer LOCATION: NASA Johnson Space Center JOB STATUS: Full Time, Onsite CLEARANCE: Background check & U.S. Citizenship required

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Spacesuit Project Engineer to join the JETSII Contract with Astrion.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering with experience in the field or in a related area.
• Understanding of electrical, avionic, mechanical and power systems.
• Understanding of Concept of Operations and Requirements Documentation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines.
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field, such as mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, and component level and system level testing.

RESPONSIBILITES

• Perform project and test engineering functions for NASA’s new spacesuit design, development, procurement, manufacture, test, and certification.
• Develop essential documentation for the assigned tests including test plans, hazard analyses, test procedures, test readiness review documentation, and any additional operations-related products.
• Design tests and test rigs, identifying instrumentation and data acquisition systems.
• Coordinate test activities and requirements with NASA test facilities.
• Develop essential documentation for the spacesuit hardware system including assembly procedures, test plans, detailed acceptance test procedures and summary test results.
• Plan and execute hardware troubleshooting to investigate mechanical and electrical failures within spacesuit hardware, development test articles, or test support hardware.
• Should understand and support project testing schedule and produce required documentation.
• Perform procurement documentation and work with vendors for hardware specification and delivery.
• Work with external companies such as Axiom in an integrated team environment.
• Select and apply engineering techniques to analyze and evaluate specific problems, data, or other features of the work which are broad in scope and Perform job functions based on pre-established guidelines or instructions.
• Perform other duties as required.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE/ SKILLS

• 2+ years of experience as a project engineer or test engineer highly desired.
• Experience with NASA test processes.
• Experience with oxygen systems, life support systems, or LabView programming are all pluses.

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