Environmental Control and Life Support System Water Team - Project/Test Engineer

Mclaurin Aerospace • Houston, TX

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About The Position

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.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Control and Life Support System Water Team - Project/Test Engineer to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
If selected you will:
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.

Requirements

• Typically 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
• US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.

Nice To Haves

• 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

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.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Positive work-life balance
• 100% Employer paid insurance including: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Generous PTO
• 401k after 12 months of service with employer match
• Education assistance
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level