SKILLBRIDGE Test Engineer

KBR, Inc.•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

KBR is seeking a Test Engineer - Spaceflight Hardware, at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX. This role is part of the Human Health and Performance Contract, focusing on safeguarding astronaut health, ensuring human performance, and advancing technologies for human space exploration. The position is specifically for active-duty military eligible for the DoD Skillbridge Program and offers the potential for full-time employment upon successful completion. The Test Engineer will provide test engineering services for product development and certification efforts supporting space flight projects for human health-related systems, including Moon Base and Artemis missions. This role is expected to support a larger project team and receive direction from senior engineers or project managers, contributing to the design lifecycle by understanding testing requirements, developing test plans, designing tests and fixtures, writing test plans and procedures, conducting Test Readiness Reviews, operating hardware during tests, collecting and deciphering data, and writing test reports. Familiarity with Flight Hardware Development processing is a plus. The position interfaces with various departments including Project Management, System Engineering, Quality Engineering, Design and Development, Technical Staff, Logistics, and the NASA customer.

Requirements

MUST BE ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY ELIGIBLE FOR THE DOD SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM TO APPLY
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science and at least 5 years of related experience.
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Nice To Haves

Experience leading product testing as a vital part of the Flight Hardware development team.
Experience with JSC projects and test facilities
2 years of experience in flight hardware development
Experience with testing in a Lab
Experience with pressure systems
Experience with Solid Works

Responsibilities

Maintain Safety records and certifications.
Use project requirement documents and verification documents to develop test strategies/planning and produce test plans, test set-ups and procedures.
Coordinate with service providers including scheduling test facilities as required.
Collaborate with project management, customers, and other stakeholders to establish test schedules, coordinate, and execute development and certification testing events.
Complete functional, development, certification, acceptance, and integration testing of the hardware during the different stages of the project life cycles.
Correlate test results and complete data analysis as required in a test report format.
Provide hardware support and technical knowledge during integrated hardware/software testing.
Process hardware at KBR labs and Johnson Space Center Test Facilities.
Read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings.
Work closely with the customer and project team members.
Other duties as assigned.