Senior General Engineer

Peraton • White Sands, NM

1d • $80,000 - $128,000 • Remote

About The Position

Peraton is seeking to fill a General Engineer position with the Launch Vehicle Engineering group at White Sands Missile Range, White Sands New Mexico. This position will support the NASA Sounding Rocket Program, it is a remote site and will require an individual to be able to work both independently and in a team environment. The selected candidate will work on a variety of projects, candidate will support sub-system assembly and integration, testing, and operation throughout the entire mission life cycle.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or other STEM field with five years of experience, Associates degree in STEM field with 7 years of experience in environmental testing/setup
• In lieu of degree nine years or more years of experience.
• Experience with environmental testing/setup, NASA Sounding Rocket Subsystems and Launch Operations
• Must be able to pass a work physical for Ordnance Handler, Bridge Crane Operator, Forklift Operator.
• Travel is required to accomplish training, testing and mission support. Travel is expected to be less than 1 month per year.
• Must be a US citizen and able to obtain a NASA PIV badge
• OrCad Capture or other electrical schematic software program
• Data Acquisition and Environmental Test Equipment such as: AstroNova Chart Recorders M+P Vibpilot Data Acquisition System Operation ESPEC Thermal Chamber operation and programming Accutronic Rate Table AC117 Raptor Scientific Software (formally known as Space Electronics)
• NASA Ordnance Handler certification training and physical requirements
• IPC-J-STD-001H: Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies
• NASA-STD-8739.4 WORKMANSHIP STANDARD FOR CRIMPING, INTERCONNECTING CABLES, HARNESSES, AND WIRING
• Microsoft Office Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Complete from procedures, engineering drawings/schematics and formal direction.
• Develop a technical understanding of the functionality of the various assigned systems
• Setup and Operation of Vibration, Mass Properties and Bend Test Equipment
• Setup and Operation of Launch Vehicle sub-systems operations (hazardous)
• Lead Inspection/installation of NSROC specific Ordnance
• Printed Circuit Board Assembly, Programming, Testing and Inspection
• Wire Harness Assembly, Repair, Testing and Inspection
• Maintain hardware logs and draft reports from test or flight data products
• Draft and Review test procedures

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior