Section Manager, Mechanical Design for Space Exploration Applications

Amentum•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a passionate and dynamic Mechanical Design Section Manager to join their team, contributing to NASA's deep space exploration initiatives. This role involves managing approximately 40 individuals across various mechanical system development aspects for NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) programs, including the International Space Station (ISS), Orion spacecraft, and Gateway. The position is crucial for ensuring the successful design, development, and delivery of critical systems that support human spaceflight and advance humankind's understanding of the solar system. The company emphasizes innovation, diversity, and a commitment to making a difference in space exploration.

Requirements

Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering.
Related master's degree may be expected.
Normally possess 10-15 years of related experience.
Experience with ASME Y14.5 Dimensioning and Tolerancing Standards.
Experience with ASME Y14.100 Engineering Drawing Practices Standards.
Experience with tolerance stackup analysis.
Familiarity with mechanisms design.
Familiarity with electronics packaging and cabling.
Previous project management experience required.
Must be able to perform management duties associated with approximately 40 people.
Familiarity with NASA Work Instruction EA-023, JSC Policy Directive 7120 (Class 1E), along with flight hardware certification and other flight hardware processes.
Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills.
Ability to work in a team environment.
History of effectively interacting with senior managers at all levels.
Experience planning and establishing work priorities.
Proficient in MS Office programs, particularly MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 5 years’ experience with NASA/JSC Mechanical flight intravehicular and extravehicular hardware development processes.
BS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
Prior experience using solid modeling CAD software including PTC CREO or Pro Engineering.
Familiarization with JSC Engineering Drawing System Manual (JPR 8500).
Familiarization with JSC Fabrication Tolerances and Practices (SKZ36103755).
Familiarity with mechanical design for EMI/EMC and electrical bonding methods.
Familiarity with mechanical design for fluid and pressure systems.
Familiarity with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) programs.
Prior experience with CREO simulation tools.
Understanding of surface finishes and material selection.
Exposure to Pro/CABLING.
Prior experience designing.

Responsibilities

Directly manage approximately 40 people involved in various aspects of Mechanical System Development.
Ensure employees follow established procedures and generate finished work products under time and budgetary constraints.
Ensure products yield the expected outcome and established quality levels.
Ensure Project Managers have adequate Mechanical design personnel to accomplish associated tasks.
Conduct meetings with Project Managers to provide status and obtain feedback.
Perform routine mechanical design reviews for cost, schedule, risk management, and deliverable adherence.
Conduct oversight, mentorship, and guidance to individual mechanical design task leads.
Work with mechanical design task leads to track and maintain efficient task performance.
Maintain an active list of lessons learned to actively inform section members.
Conduct failure investigations on mechanical systems as required.
Maintain active related risk management (technical, cost, and schedule) on all associated mechanical tasks.
Communicate design status to senior management.
Conduct periodic section meetings to review personnel work safety.
Conduct periodic face-to-face meetings with employees to obtain status, ensure efficiency, and provide solutions where needed.
Review and approve employee time cards, overtime requests, and travel.
Review resource requests and conduct interviews to identify and attain necessary personnel.
Document and perform personnel performance evaluation reviews.
Generate award nominations for associated personnel.
Establish and monitor personnel training plans.
Coordinate issue resolution across multiple JETS organizations.
Establish a framework and oversight for technical correctness on all work performed by the section.
Generate comprehensive design concepts based on a given set of requirements.
Provide rough orders of magnitude (ROM's) and basis of estimates (BOE's) for projects and tasks.
Review, develop, or update Mechanical Design and Development processes as required.
Perform other duties as required.