Propulsion Engineer - Rocket Components

Amentum • Houston, TX

96d

About The Position

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 Propulsion Engineer - Rocket Components to join the team. We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews.

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
• Self-starting individual that does not require frequent significant direction/instruction
• Experience level: 2 years (min) in relevant engineering discipline

Nice To Haves

• Propulsion experience (preferred) or fluid systems experience
• Flight program experience
• Flight data review via MATLAB scripts (requires MATLAB coding capability)
• CAD software modeling capability, e.g., Creo
• Analytical modeling capability/experience (EASY5, SINDA/FLUENT, ANSYS/FEA)

Responsibilities

• Reports NASA JSC EP4 Branch
• Provides support to national and international customers for Gateway and International Space, visiting vehicles, and Commercial Crew customers
• Writes technical and progress reports covering assigned tasks which are made available to other technical groups and agencies
• Resolves unique or novel problems, conditions, and issues as related to Propulsion Subsystems
• Provide support for flight Anomaly Resolution review and In-Flight Investigation review, capable of solving propulsion questions with low levels of information
• Perform other duties as required
• Assists Boeing team lead with day to day team activities such as meeting coverage and technical reviews
• Review, track and present weekly status on all Prop-related pending document reviews and Actions
• Coordinate/track NASA Prop team reviews of all required assigned documents and actions
• Serve as POC for software-related propulsion changes
• Maintain close coordination with NASA Software team and track all assigned actions
• Support mission Prop Console operations, both Simulations and Flight support
• Generate/Maintain Console Smart Book
• Flight data review

Benefits

• Excellent personal and professional career growth
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
• Onsite cafeteria (breakfast & lunch)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees