Spacesuit Engineering Technologist

Amentum•Houston, TX

About The Position

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! 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. Join our team as a Spacesuit Engineering Technologist and help shape the future of human space exploration! In this role, you'll support the design, fabrication, and testing of advanced EVA spacesuits and components for NASA missions. Working in a dynamic lab environment, you'll apply hands-on skills in developing innovative solutions for deep space exploration. If you're passionate about cutting-edge technology problem-solving and collaborating with a diverse team to enable astronauts to explore beyond Earth, we want you on board! Work with and be trained by senior spacesuit team members in the areas of fabrication, assembly, and testing. Testing will include both manned and unmanned configurations of spacesuit assemblies, including the new lunar spacesuit. Prepare and complete procedures for spacesuit maintenance, repairs, testing, and fabrication. Support hardware concept definition, prototype fabrication and testing, and help evaluate designs. Develop and review test procedures, conduct testing, and generate test reports. Provide coordination and support of multiple suit configurations that include suit donning and suit pressurization tasks at various NASA test facilities, such as in one-g, reduced gravity, neutral buoyancy laboratory, and the precision air bearing floor. Gain experience with Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for spacesuits. Establish and maintain personal training and certifications. Follow and implement safety policies, rules, and procedures to maintain a safe working environment for personnel and equipment. Perform other duties as required. Perform technical support functions throughout the lifecycle of EVA space suit development, manufacture, and testing in support of NASA's Advanced Suit Laboratory and Advanced Suit Design Lab. Duties may include design, fabrication, assembly, and manned/unmanned test executions of various existing and prototype space suit assemblies. Provide support to the Advanced Suit Team by preparing and/or reviewing procedures necessary for space suit maintenance, repairs, testing, and fabrication tasks. Support engineers by performing hardware concept definition, prototype fabrication, testing, and hardware/soft goods evaluations. Design, develop, fabricate, and support testing of new and innovative functional and prototype space suit components, ancillary support items, and test articles for advanced exploration space suits. Provide real time coordination and support of multiple suit configurations, including suit donning/doffing and suit pressurization tasks necessary to accomplish test objectives in one-g environments, ARGOS/AXES, Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, precision air bearing floor, rock yard and other test venues. Assemble and fabricate Class I/IE/II/III/IIIW spacesuit components and support hardware. Keep the lab spaces clean, organized, and well maintained to perform the duties stated above. Interface professionally and respectfully with other teams, crew members, and other contract personnel.

Requirements

Typically requires a HS diploma and 5 years of experience or BS in Engineering Technology or related field.
Experience in a developmental design lab environment with emphasis in high quality workmanship, functional design, and manufacturing.
Experience with the machining of both ferrous and non-ferrous metals and plastics, composite fabrication, and 3D printing.
Demonstrated capability to successfully devise solutions to complex design challenges independently and by soliciting inputs from other technical experts.
Demonstrated success working with a cross-disciplinary team.
Ability to lift and handle equipment items up to 50 lbs.
Familiarity with the design process and engineering life cycle.
Ability to pass a Class III AF Physical.

Nice To Haves

A BA, BFA, or BS in Industrial Design, Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
Experience in aerospace product design processes including ability to read, understand, and create fabrication drawings.
Experience with fabricating processes for prototyping hard good products.
Have experience with Ground Support Equipment and associated requirements and experience with GSE hardware configurations for manned and unmanned test facilities.
Experience with Class I/IE/II/III/IIIW hardware processing, fabrication, and procedural requirements.
Experience in Solidworks, Mastercam, Fusion360, Adobe Illustrator, and/or Rhino 8.
Experience with operating and the repair of space suit components and/or complex pressure system.
Understanding materials characteristics and properties of advanced space grade metals, textiles, and composites.
Familiarity with material testing procedures and standards.
Experience with the manufacturing with low machinability aerospace materials like composites, titanium, and superalloy metals.
Experience in any number of manufacturing, testing, or design processes that could be beneficial to furthering the development of advanced space suit technologies.
Familiarity with JSC organizations, processes, and procedures and the NASA/JSC design and development processes.

Responsibilities

Prepare and complete procedures for spacesuit maintenance, repairs, testing, and fabrication.
Support hardware concept definition, prototype fabrication and testing, and help evaluate designs.
Develop and review test procedures, conduct testing, and generate test reports.
Provide coordination and support of multiple suit configurations that include suit donning and suit pressurization tasks at various NASA test facilities, such as in one-g, reduced gravity, neutral buoyancy laboratory, and the precision air bearing floor.
Gain experience with Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for spacesuits.
Establish and maintain personal training and certifications.
Follow and implement safety policies, rules, and procedures to maintain a safe working environment for personnel and equipment.
Perform other duties as required.
Perform technical support functions throughout the lifecycle of EVA space suit development, manufacture, and testing in support of NASA's Advanced Suit Laboratory and Advanced Suit Design Lab.
Duties may include design, fabrication, assembly, and manned/unmanned test executions of various existing and prototype space suit assemblies.
Provide support to the Advanced Suit Team by preparing and/or reviewing procedures necessary for space suit maintenance, repairs, testing, and fabrication tasks.
Support engineers by performing hardware concept definition, prototype fabrication, testing, and hardware/soft goods evaluations.
Design, develop, fabricate, and support testing of new and innovative functional and prototype space suit components, ancillary support items, and test articles for advanced exploration space suits.
Provide real time coordination and support of multiple suit configurations, including suit donning/doffing and suit pressurization tasks necessary to accomplish test objectives in one-g environments, ARGOS/AXES, Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, precision air bearing floor, rock yard and other test venues.
Assemble and fabricate Class I/IE/II/III/IIIW spacesuit components and support hardware.
Keep the lab spaces clean, organized, and well maintained to perform the duties stated above.
Interface professionally and respectfully with other teams, crew members, and other contract personnel.