Mechanical Engineer, M&P/Contaminatio
About The Position
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. (AMA) is seeking an entry to early career level Mechanical Engineer with experience in Materials & Processes and Contamination Control to support spaceflight hardware. The role involves providing technical solutions for the design, analysis, manufacture, testing, preparation, and storage of sensitive flight project components for research and spaceflight. This position will be located onsite at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, supporting the Research, Science and Engineering Services (RSES) contract. The engineer will be responsible for developing and reviewing hardware requirements, assessing material selection and its application in spaceflight environments, managing contamination control processes, communicating with engineering and management teams, and overseeing contamination control during assembly, integration, storage, shipment, and testing of spaceflight hardware.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or chemical engineering
- Experience with Contamination Control for spaceflight hardware
- Knowledge of aerospace materials, and their associated processes, uses, applications and limitations
- Ability to work independently under general direction only
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- US citizenship or Permanent Residence
Nice To Haves
- Previous work experience with spaceflight hardware in a cleanroom environment
Responsibilities
- Generate processes to be used on contamination sensitive spaceflight hardware during all life cycle phases
- Assess hardware design for issues in material selection and processing applications
- Develop reports, presentations and other documentation
- Generate contamination control procedures
- Knowledge of acceptance standards for spaceflight hardware applications
- Attend meetings and teleconferences and be ready to discuss issues seen in design, analysis, qualification and acceptance plans and reports
- Oversee developed hardware's contamination prevention through all life cycle phases
Benefits
- paid personal and federally recognized holiday leave
- salary deferrals into a 401(k)-matching plan with immediate vesting
- tuition reimbursement
- short/long term disability plans
- variety of medical, dental, and vision insurance options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
