Facility Maintenance Engineer

Amentum•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

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. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Facility Maintenance Engineer to join the team with Aerodyne, a teammate company!

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2- 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Related education in industrial facility maintenance experience.
Hands-on experience maintaining facility machinery, including pumps, motors, blowers, and valves.
Hands-on experience in machine shop, tooling and tool specification.
Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to diagnose technical failures and implement corrective actions.
Proven record of independently identifying and resolving complex technical issues and obstacles.
Familiar with principal operations of safety relief valves and how to specify them.
Highly organized self-starter capable of managing tasks and meeting deadlines with minimal supervision.
Comfortable working in challenging, fast-paced Thermal Vacuum Testing environments.
Maintain configuration control for critical infrastructure (compressed air, chilled water/cooling towers, vacuum, Liquid Nitrogen, and Nitrogen systems).
Proficient in AutoCAD and MS Office Suite, with the ability to interpret and revise Process and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs).
Technical knowledge of vacuum blowers, mechanical pumps, and Liquid Nitrogen storage/piping.
Experience following schedules within Microsoft Project.
Strong verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Candidates with direct experience in NASA/JSC processes and [JPR 1710.13] compliance are preferred.
Strong background in safety standards, including OSHA, NFPA, and ASME piping codes.
Proficiency in 3D modeling software (Creo or Inventor) is highly valued.
Excellent communication skills for delivering presentations to stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience in project management.

Responsibilities

Establish and execute reliability strategies to ensure the facility operational readiness of critical NASA/JSC CTSD support systems.
Apply mechanical engineering principles to design, test, and implement technical solutions for facility challenges, utilizing AutoCAD to produce compliant drawings.
Coordinate with JSC Pressure Systems personnel to manage cooling tower, liquid nitrogen cryogenic tank farm, oil/chemical storage, vacuum pumps and high-pressure systems, including the preparation of required Work Authorizing Documents (WADs).
Primary engineer to continue and enhance maintenance plans systems including cooling tower, liquid nitrogen bulk storage cryogenic tanks, oil/chemical storage, vacuum mechanical pumps and blowers.
Track systems health and coordinate periodic maintenance and systems functional checks.
Develop technical specifications, Statements of Work (SOW), and cost estimates to track all phases of procurement, fabrication, and installation for facility upgrades and space simulations chambers.
Work within a tight-knit team to manage maintenance schedules and project lifecycles while providing regular progress reports to senior engineering leadership.
Express good leadership qualities, be highly motivated, well organized and ability to work independently
Perform other duties as required