Contamination Control Engineer – Precision Cleaning

KBR, Inc.•Laurel, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

KBR is seeking a Contamination Control Engineer to perform the Precision Cleaning of spaceflight hardware, ensuring it meets contamination requirements to enable mission success. As a member of KBR’s contamination control team in Laurel, Maryland, you will join a community of uniquely diverse professionals focused on the planning, inspection, cleaning, and testing hardware for spaceflight endeavors. As a Contamination Control Engineer / Precision Clean professional, you will contribute to a range of contamination control activities.

Requirements

Have a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Physics, Materials Engineering, or a related science/engineering field
Have at least 2 years of experience in Contamination Engineering, including working in a cleanroom environment
Have experience performing precision cleaning, inspection, and verification processes on spaceflight hardware
Have experience precision cleaning hardware with solvents and surfactants on spacecraft materials including metals, composites and polymers with varying surface finishes
Have the ability to work occasional overtime or extended shift work, as well as occasional travel

Nice To Haves

Have at least a Master's degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Physics, Materials Engineering, or a related science/engineering field
Have experience with vacuum testing procedures such as MSFC-SPEC-1238, ASTM 595 and ASTM 1559
Have experience in particulate and molecular sampling for analysis in accordance with industry standards such as IEST-STDCC1246E
Are familiar with ISO-14644 cleanroom certifications standards
Have at least 5 years of experience in Contamination Engineering, including experience with space flight hardware
Possess expertise in performing contamination transport analysis and modelling

Responsibilities

Physical hands-on cleaning, aqueous degreasing and solvent flushing
Conducting outgassing and material analysis
Verifying cleanliness through particulate counts, non-volative residue and black light (UV) inspection
Providing support and guidance to precision cleaning, inspection, and verification processes to meet mission goals
Reviewing contamination control plans
Outlining cleanliness standards and verifying results