IVA Spacesuit Project Engineer

Mclaurin Aerospace • Houston, TX

13d • 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. We have an exciting opportunity for a IVA Spacesuit Project Engineer to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

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.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Experience supporting hardware development and engineering integration.
• Knowledge of engineering documentation, requirements management, and configuration management.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic development environment.
• US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.

Nice To Haves

• The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of experience supporting crew survival systems
• 5–10 years of engineering experience supporting aerospace or human spaceflight programs.
• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting crew survival systems and/or IVA spacesuit systems.
• Experience supporting NASA or commercial human spaceflight programs.
• Experience with IVA pressure garments, helmets, gloves, visors, restraint systems, or crew equipment.
• Experience with procurement and supplier management.
• Experience writing Task Performance Sheets (TPS), work instructions, engineering procedures, or test procedures.
• Familiarity with engineering project planning and scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the technical execution of IVA spacesuit hardware throughout the product lifecycle, including design, fabrication, integration, qualification, certification, and operational support.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, including systems, mechanical, electrical, thermal, materials, manufacturing, quality, safety, human factors, logistics, and test engineering.
• Develop and maintain Task Performance Sheets (TPS), work packages, engineering task plans, schedules, and project documentation.
• Support procurement activities by developing technical specifications, evaluating supplier capabilities, coordinating material acquisitions, and tracking long-lead hardware.
• Coordinate engineering change implementation, configuration management, and hardware release activities.
• Support qualification, acceptance, integration, and environmental testing of IVA spacesuit systems and associated crew survival equipment.
• Participate in test planning, procedure development, test execution, troubleshooting, and post-test data reviews.
• Lead technical troubleshooting efforts during development, manufacturing, testing, and integration activities.
• Coordinate logistics activities including hardware tracking, inventory management, shipping, receiving, and flight hardware accountability.
• Support risk identification, issue resolution, and corrective action implementation.
• Prepare technical presentations and status reports for engineering leadership and customers.
• Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and integrated product team (IPT) meetings.
• Support continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance engineering efficiency and product quality.

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