Engineering Supervisor, System Maintenance

Amentum•US-FL-Kennedy Space Center-KSC KPLSS (FL979), FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Supervisor, System Maintenance leads and supervises a team of system maintenance engineers on the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) FL KPLSS II contract. The role is responsible for the upkeep, performance, and reliability of engineering systems and associated operations, ensuring operational and maintenance activities meet technical, safety, and quality standards while supporting project timelines and organizational objectives within KPLSS II, NASA, Space Force, and partner contractors. The supervisor plans and coordinates team workloads, reviews subordinate work, supports employee development and personnel processes, and promotes accountability, safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The role also manages launch support requests for the Ground Support Pneumatics Console, contributes to operations and maintenance documentation, coordinates assigned projects with KPLSS, the Government, and other contractors, and supports technical proposals and engineering work. Work is generally typical of an office environment, though some assignments may involve shipboard, laboratory, or outdoor settings where equipment is installed, tested, monitored, operated, or maintained. Travel may be required. The role may require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance and successfully pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field from an ABET-accredited college.
At least 5 years of job-related experience, or equivalent job-related experience.
Good communication and analytical skills.
Working knowledge of computer systems and integrated software application programs.
Ability to pass and maintain a security clearance may be required.
Ability to successfully pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
U.S. citizenship is required for restricted-area access.
A driver’s license is required to independently travel onto and around KSC property.
Must be able to work under deadlines and possess planning and organizing skills.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and mentor system maintenance engineers to help ensure performance goals and project timelines are met.
Plan weekly workloads, assign tasks, and manage schedules within the engineering team.
Review and approve subordinate work for technical accuracy, quality, safety compliance, engineering standards, and internal metrics.
Conduct regular team meetings to communicate objectives, progress, and safety requirements.
Coach and provide technical guidance to employees and identify training opportunities.
Participate in recruitment, onboarding, and performance appraisals for team personnel.
Promote accountability, safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the team.
Manage Ground Support Pneumatics Console launch support requests, coordinate and schedule console operators for launch activities, and train and mentor new operators.
Support preparation of Operations and Maintenance documentation addressing the need for, cost evaluation of, specifications for, activation of, functional and safety analysis of, and operator training for propellant equipment and processes.
Provide scheduling, status, and coordination functions within KPLSS and with the Government and other contractors for assigned projects.
Lead less complex tasks and take responsibility for a portion of a design or a section of an analysis or design review.
Support technical proposal development and comment on the technical content and level of effort of proposed scopes of work.
Perform other position-related duties as assigned or requested.
Complete applicable training and self-aid/buddy-aid responsibilities, participate in emergency response tasks as appropriate, and serve on safety committees and teams.
Comply with the Amentum Quality Policy, applicable quality system documents, customer contracts, and relevant operational, safety, quality, and environmental procedures and policies.