Spacesuit Project Engineer

Amentum•Houston, TX

20h•Onsite

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. We are seeking a Spacesuit Project Engineer to join the JETSII contract. 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

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering in the field or in a related area.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field, such as mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, and component level and system level testing.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency may be a requirement for this position.
Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a project engineer or test engineer.
Experience with NASA test processes.
Familiar with electro-mechanical hardware elements (pumps, relief valves, control valves, heating elements, water quality instrumentation, temperature/pressure sensors, etc), and data acquisition systems.
Experience with oxygen systems or life support systems or LabView programming are all pluses.

Responsibilities

Perform project and test engineering functions for EVA spacesuit design, development, procurement, manufacture, test, and certification.
Develop essential documentation for the assigned tests including test plans, hazard analyses, test procedures, Test Readiness Review documentation, and any additional operations-related products.
Design tests and test rigs, identifying instrumentation and data acquisition systems.
Coordinate test activities and requirements with NASA test facilities.
Setup and execute tests and prepare summary reports documenting test results.
Plan and execute hardware troubleshooting to investigate mechanical and electrical failures within spacesuit hardware, development test articles, or test support hardware.
Select and apply engineering techniques to analyze and evaluate specific problems, data, or other features of the work which are broad in scope and Perform job functions based on pre-established guidelines or instructions.
Perform other duties as required.