Electronic Component Engineer (BT-26159)

Bastion Technologies•Houston, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electronic Component Engineer will support the space program located in Houston, Texas. This role involves providing Electrical, Electronic and Electromagnetic (EEE) parts support to NASA GFE Flight Projects and NASA Programs. The engineer will evaluate EEE Parts lists, report on manufacturers, materials, construction, usage, and reliability to the EEE parts control board (PCB), recommend replacement EEE parts, and assist in EEE parts failure investigations. Responsibilities also include reviewing EEE parts specifications, standards, and studies for application to NASA programs, assisting in the development of EEE part qualification plans, project-specific screening requirements, and Non-Standard Part Approval Requests (NSPAR). The role may require working in a laboratory environment.

Requirements

This position requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
This position requires experience in the space industry or Department of Defense/Department of War.
Must have a bachelor's degree in the field of engineering.
Must have a minimum of 10+ years of recent and related work experience.
Prior experience leading a technical team.
Interfaces with NASA customers on a regular basis and coordinates team assignments and individual tasking.
Supporting design reviews and product development teams.
Understanding of component selection, screening, qualification, and derating for use in space flight applications.
Supporting project teams in EEE related activities including review and generation of project related documents such as procurement specifications and source control drawings (SCDs).
Assist in preparation, analysis and distribution of NASA Advisories and Government Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) Alerts.
Assist in part selection and obsolescence review.
Assist in electrical part failure investigation.
Assist design program in writing the NSPAR (Non-Standard Parts Approval Request) with the PCB info.
Assist RITF or other groups with DPA (Destructive Physical analysis) for any PCB as a condition for part approval.
Support project in finding Passive and Active components. Passive components such as: Resistors, capacitors, transformers, etc. and active components such as ICs, transistors, diodes.
Development of part specifications and test procedures for space level parts.
Provide technical assistance to contracted tests labs and part manufacturers.
Provide customer/project team applications assistance.
Review electrical test data to verify part / lot acceptability.
Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS.
All of Bastion's employees must be team players with strong work ethics and must be culture oriented.
Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers.
Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
Must be organized with good time management skills and must be able to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of component failure modes, component reliability and NASA component specifications and standards.
Knowledge of NASA space flight hardware processes.
Understanding of passive components, microcircuit, hybrid, semiconductor and discrete device fabrication.
Prior experience with accelerated reliability testing, reliability theory and component failure analysis.
Knowledge of the EEE parts used in high reliability military/DoD or space hardware and the associated US military test specifications and standards.
Experience with the development of EEE parts management plans, destructive physical analysis (DPA), and parts failure analysis desired.
Strong background in Electronic Engineering including knowledge of EEE parts, technologies and manufacturing processes.
Experience with product development, pre-production activity, and product life cycle.
Sourcing background in electronics industry and supply chain experience with electrical technologies and part manufacturers.

Responsibilities

Work as a Team Lead with associated Electronics Component Engineers supporting several NASA projects and programs.
Report directly to the Electronics and Electrical Section Manager as part of group of 50 other Electronics and Electrical Engineers.
Provide Electrical, Electronic and Electromagnetic (EEE) parts support to NASA GFE Flight Projects and NASA Programs.
Evaluate proposed EEE Parts lists with respect to the projects specific hardware criticality and environments.
Report on the manufacturers, materials, construction, usage (environment & electrical de-rating), and overall reliability of the selected parts to the EEE parts control board (PCB).
Recommend replacement EEE parts.
Assist in EEE parts failure investigations.
Review Military and industry EEE parts specifications, standards and studies for application to NASA programs.
Assist in the development of EEE part qualification plans, project specific screening requirements, and Non-Standard Part Approval Requests (NSPAR).
Work in a laboratory environment as required, following standard operating procedures.
Other duties as assigned.