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Craig Technologies Project Engineer in Houston, Texas
Title: Project Engineer
Location: NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Clearance: National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) with ability to obtain a Security Clearance
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizen
Req #: 4015
Salary: $83,000 to $98,000 DOE
Summary: Craig Technologies has an opening for a Biomedical Engineer at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. In this role, you play a pivotal part in the successful execution of projects and delivery of hardware to NASA/JSC in support of exploration missions. Supporting the Space Suit and Crew Survival Systems Branch (EC5), you will develop and verify project requirements, perform development, engineering evaluation, qualification and acceptance testing, certification, delivery, and sustaining of project hardware. You serve as the hardware expert and technical point of contact for the Project Manager within the HHPC Engineering Department.
You Will:
Strategize, Oversee, and Participate in hands-on development activities
Write Task Performance Sheet and Disposition of Discrepancy Reports
Generate, review and understanding engineering drawings
Analyze test results, produce detailed reports, and recommend design improvements
Support Human-In-The-Loop testing
Coordinate multiple highly technical and complex development threads within the context of and in pursuit of the success of larger projects
Distill high-level project goals into discrete project tasks to ensure project successful completion on schedule
Lead the review of lunar dust mitigation strategies for internal systems and EVA operations, performing contamination control analysis, and helping to develop verification plans for dust-related requirements
What You Bring:
You bring experience in space suit design, softgoods components fabrication, testing of suit hardware, and lunar dust mitigation strategies. You use your experience to troubleshoot hardware assemblies, test setup, optimize processes for manufacturing. You will also perform root cause analysis, failure investigation, risk management, and apply lessons learned. You comply with KBR’s Safety, Health and Environmental Plan, Quality Plan, and all safety policies and procedures, and complete all assigned training.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field
Minimum of 5 years of experience
3+ years of experience in development of space hardware design or similar work with Human Landing System or other NASA/JSC exploration programs (e.g. Orion)
Experience with lunar dust testing and mitigation in spaceflight hardware
Experience with configuration and data management processes and submitting Change Requests
Experience with manufacturing, test, and troubleshooting of hardware
Experience with root cause analysis and failure investigation.
YOUR SKILLS:
Effective communication with the project, other engineers, technical support staff, NASA vendors, and quality engineering
Able to work effectively with minimal supervision
Able to work in a team environment
Able to develop and clearly communicate information to technical forums
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and test space suits and related hardware
Develop and maintain project documentation, including project reports and technical memos
Familiarity with NASA Flight Hardware development requirements and processes
Effective at handling multiple tasks, flexible, and responding quickly to change
WHAT TO EXPECT:
This position is expected to be 100% on site and in person. Occasional travel may be required.
Craig Technologies is an EEO Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other non-job-related protected status. All candidates selected will be subject to a security background investigation and must meet all eligibility requirements for access to classified information.