Materials & Processes Engineer

Amentum•Houston, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Materials & Processes Engineer to join the team with Aerodyne Industries, a teammate company, supporting NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration. The role involves advising, guiding, and consulting on Materials & Processes (M&P) requirements for intravehicular (IVA) and extravehicular (EVA) environments. This includes materials selection, process control and qualification, design for corrosion prevention, electrical bonding, flammability, toxic offgassing, and process specification. The engineer will assist in reviewing and developing hardware, analysis, operations, hazard reviews, anomaly resolution, requirements verification, re-flight assessments, and flight acceptance testing. They will also formulate and present information to program boards, implement M&P system requirements into hardware design, and develop verification and validation plans. Input will be provided to program/project specifications to ensure appropriate materials requirements are incorporated. The role requires reviewing project/program documentation, specifications, and engineering drawings to ensure M&P requirements are met for spaceflight hardware. Additionally, the engineer will assess vendor processes, define necessary changes, and provide recommendations for qualification and acceptance testing. Support for inspection and manufacturing processes for human space flight systems is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Metallurgy, Materials Science, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Systems).
7 or more years of related work experience in Materials and Processes.
Knowledge in materials and processes for space applications, including materials selection (metallics and nonmetallics), design for corrosion prevention and electrical bonding, failure analysis, heat treatment, adhesive bonding, contamination control, etc.
Familiar with metallic and nonmetallic materials specifications, properties, testing.
Knowledge in engineering drawing review for materials and processes.
Overall background on M&P working knowledge for different systems: propulsion, crew compartments, environmental life support systems, thermal, and electronic systems.
Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to critically assess manufacturing/material processes and designs.
Ability to assess and prioritize tasks and identify potential technical risks.
Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a multidisciplinary field.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering.
10 or more years of related Materials and Processes work experience for spacecraft.
Previous experience in material selection (metallics and nonmetallics) for electrical components, corrosion prevention, flammability prevention, oxygen compatibility, processes qualification, contamination control, development, test, and evaluation for NASA and/or aerospace projects.
Previous experience in directing, guiding, and coordinating a technical team is highly desirable.
Previous experience with human space flight system engineering and integration practices.
Willingness to learn and coordinate across other disciplines is highly desired.

Responsibilities

Advise, guide, and provide consultation on requirements for Materials & Processes (M&P) for intravehicular (IVA) and extravehicular (EVA) environments, including materials selection, process control and qualification, design for corrosion prevention, electrical bonding, flammability, toxic offgassing, and processes specification.
Assist in review and development of hardware, analysis, operation, hazard reviews, anomaly resolution, requirements verification, re-flight assessments, and flight acceptance testing.
Formulate presentations and present to program boards as appropriate.
Implement M&P system requirements into hardware design and develop verification and validation plans and statements.
Provide input to program/project specifications and ensure appropriate materials requirements are incorporated into all program/project specifications at the right level.
Review project/program documentation, specifications, and engineering drawings to ensure M&P requirements are met for spaceflight hardware.
Assess whether standard vendor processes meet requirements, and if not, clearly define changes that need to be implemented.
Provide vendors with recommendations for qualification and acceptance testing that will properly satisfy verification of requirements.
Provide inspection and manufacturing process support for human space flight system.
Other duties as required.