Project Engineer - Environmental Control and Life Support System

Bastion Technologies•Houston, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Engineer, Environmental Control and Life Support System will support the space program located in Houston, Texas (77058). This role involves developing project documentation, maintaining the status of drawings and procurements, and generating essential paperwork for assigned tasks. The engineer will collaborate with the ECLSS Air Team to ensure effective test strategies, inspect hardware, and perform system testing. Key responsibilities include designing piping and instrumentation diagrams (PIDs), performing pressure system calculations, developing design/test readiness reviews, and creating test plans and reports. The role also involves scheduling testing, coordinating with procurement, analyzing test results, and assisting project management with configuration control. Additionally, the engineer will develop test procedures for flight certification, create presentations, and develop logistics, manufacturing, and procurement plans. This position requires working in a team environment, reporting progress and issues to the project manager, and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

This position requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
This position requires experience in the space industry or Department of Defense/Department of War.
Must have a bachelor's degree.
Must have a minimum of 2 years of recent and related work experience.
Experience with the development of project planning documents.
Experience with design, assembly, verification, testing, and operation of space hardware systems.
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.
Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS.
All of Bastion's employees must be team players with strong work ethics and must be culture oriented.
Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers.
Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
Must be organized with good time management skills and must be able to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical.

Nice To Haves

Familiar with Johnson Space Center (JSC) organizations, processes, and procedures.
Prior experience working in a system development project/program.
Experience with NASA/JSC Class I flight hardware process and certification.
Flight demo experience.
Familiarity with feasibility assessments and trade studies.
Self-motivated problem-solver.
Team player who is adaptable to a dynamic environment and the ability to complete all assignments as required.

Responsibilities

Develop project documentation and maintaining status of drawings, and procurements.
Generate essential paperwork and documents for tasks assigned, such as Task Performance Sheets (TPS), Discrepancy Reports (DR), and Detailed Test Procedures (DTP), as needed.
Work with ECLSS Air Team to ensure the test strategy will provide sufficient information on the system performance and capabilities.
Inspect hardware upon receipt to verify match with fabrication drawing/models.
Test rig and equipment buildup as needed.
Perform all system testing.
Design and develop piping and instrumentation diagrams (PIDs) for life support systems.
Perform pressure system calculations to verify system safety and ensure optimal function.
Develop and present design/test readiness reviews.
Develop test plan and test reports.
Schedule testing with test facilities.
Work with the ECLSS Air Team to develop a test schedule.
Work with procurement personnel and vendors to order and secure procurements.
Gather data analysis of test results.
Assist project management with configuration control of project documentation.
Development of test procedures including working with various organizations across JSC for flight certification of hardware.
Develop presentations.
Develop logistics, manufacturing and procurement plan.
Work in a team environment and report to the project manager to provide status on progress and issues and for support.
Other duties as assigned.