Aerospace Material Control Specialist

Astrion; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is seeking a Material Control Specialist located at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. The MCS group manages material, inventory, and traceability for space flight hardware, ensuring accuracy and compliance with NASA directives.

Responsibilities include tracking materials, maintaining records, coordinating shipments, and performing quality checks to meet NASA standards. Onsite work 5 days a week with background check requirement.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to use inventory computer programs to update counts, compile reports, generate spreadsheets, and respond to government ordered audits.
• Mathematical and analytical skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• 3 to 5 years of experience working in a stockroom or other inventory positions.
• Capable of obtaining a NASA certified Forklift operator license.
• Physical strength
• Physical stamina
• Excellent dexterity
• Ability to be onsite 5 days a week and pass a federal background check.

Responsibilities

• Keep track of and manage day to day receipt, issuance, storage, movement, and condition of all materials, assemblies, tooling, equipment, and transportation handling of NASA owned flight inventories.
• Adherence to specified NASA standards policies, specifications, and processes.
• Identification of material specifications, quality records, limited life characteristics, preservation requirements and item certification record.
• Authorization control for the receipt and issue of materials into and out of bonded stores.
• Movement record of material into critical aerospace product is tracked, recorded, and archived.
• Record day to day inventory transactions so that item is properly stocked and location accurately recorded.
• Managing the stocking and cataloging of project inventories.
• Performing quality checks on stored inventory and discarding inventory that no longer meets NASA standards.
• Identifying, reporting, and resolving inventory discrepancies.
• Reporting differences between actual count and stock levels on record.
• Inspect and identify damaged packages, cases, crates, boxes, pouches, and reporting findings to management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Inventory software

Analytical skills

Verbal and written communication

Problem solving

Physical stamina

Onsite 5 days a week

NASA background check readiness

Job description

Astrion is seeking a Material Control Specialist located at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. The MCS group manages material, inventory, and traceability for space flight hardware, ensuring accuracy and compliance with NASA directives.

Responsibilities include tracking materials, maintaining records, coordinating shipments, and performing quality checks to meet NASA standards. Onsite work 5 days a week with background check requirement.