Env Cont & Life Support Sys Project Test Eng

Intuitive Machines LLC•Houston, TX

About The Position

If you’re excited about contributing to human space exploration and advancing our understanding of the universe, we’d like to hear from you. Join a team that values collaboration, diverse perspectives, and meaningful work. Your skills and ideas will help us design and deliver systems that support future space missions and create benefits here on Earth. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Environmental Control and Life Support System Water Team – Project/Test Engineer to join the team. This new position is on the JETS Gateway Mission Design Team providing mission analysis and design across the Artemis Program.

Requirements

Familiar with JSC organizations, processes, and procedures
Experience with the development of project planning documents.
Experience with the design, assembly, verification, testing, and operation of space hardware and/or water treatment systems.
Prior experience working in a system development project/program.
Flight demo experience
Familiarity with feasibility assessments and trade studies
Familiarity with testing hardware and working in a laboratory environment.
Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering with experience in the field or in a related area.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the space hardware field, such as mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, and design software and tools
Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various meetings.
Ability to graphically represent test results using data visualization tools such as Excel, Matlab, etc
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
Versatility of skillsets: willingness to work and learn across a variety of disciplines, including chemical, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering and microbiology.
Self-motivated problem-solver
Team player who is adaptable to a dynamic environment and the ability to complete all assignments as required.

Responsibilities

Research, develop, and test technologies for water recovery from spacecraft wastewater, including urine and humidity condensate. Typical technologies include physical, chemical, and biological water processing, contaminant filtration, biocide introduction, and water quality monitoring.
Work in a laboratory environment with an interdisciplinary team of skilled and motivated engineers and scientists.
Work in a team environment and report to the project manager to provide status on progress and issues and for support.
Develop test plans, working with ECLSS Water Team to ensure the test strategy will provide sufficient information on the system performance and capabilities.
Develop test procedures and schedules, often through collaboration with various organizations across Johnson Space Center (JSC), including tasks associated with flight certification of hardware.
Design and build test rigs to enable hardware development test objectives.
Develop logistics, manufacturing and procurement plan.
Work with procurement personnel and vendors to order and secure procurements.
Inspect hardware upon receipt to verify match with fabrication drawing/models.
Maintain a safe working environment by performing hazard analyses and following JSC protocol.
Perform testing to assess performance characteristics of development hardware, which often includes chemical, mechanical, and electrical components.
Gather, compile, analyze, and present test results.
Communicate test results and development plans both orally and in writing through presentations, papers, and reports.
Develop project documentation and maintain status of drawings and procurements.
Assist project management with configuration control of project documentation.
Participate in requirements development, trade studies, and design reviews.
Develop proposals for work related to technology advancement.
Perform other duties as required, including but not limited to the review of technical proposals, guiding and overseeing subcontractor performance, and generating paperwork for flight hardware processing.