Aerospace MLI Technician: Flight Hardware & Thermal Blankets

KBR Careers; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 97,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D

Paid time off

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Multi-Layer Insulation Technician to support NASA flight projects through the design, fabrication, installation, and closeout of thermal blankets and related MLI hardware. This hands-on role provides support in a controlled aerospace environment and collaborates with project, engineering, quality, contamination control, and customer teams to meet mission requirements.

Based in Greenbelt, MD, you will work with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with NASA GSFC

Qualifications

• Experience with MLI, thermal blankets, or related flight hardware.
• Ability to read procedures, drawings, and project requirements.
• Knowledge of contamination control and cleanroom practices.
• Ability to coordinate fabrication, handling, installation, and closeout of thermal blankets and related materials.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality, safety, and configuration control.
• Ability to communicate effectively across project, customer, civil service, and contractor teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technician support for MLI design, fabrication, installation, and closeout in support of flight projects.
• Support thermal blanket design, construction, installation, and project closeout activities.
• Work in accordance with NASA GSFC procedures for contamination control, configuration management, materials and process review, hardware cleaning, and consumable management.
• Support blanket lab safety, maintenance management, material inventory tracking, and thermal blanket consumable management.
• Coordinate with task monitors, project representatives, engineers, and other stakeholders in a multi-contractor and civil service environment.
• Maintain clean, organized, and compliant work areas while handling flight hardware and related materials.
• Support weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and end-of-task reporting as required by the project.
• Ensure all procurements, materials, and task activities are coordinated and approved through the appropriate task monitor or project representative.

Skills

MLI/thermal blanket experience

Read and follow procedures

Contamination control / cleanroom

Fabrication/installation of blankets

Attention to detail / safety / quality

Cross-team communication

Job description

KBR is seeking a Multi-Layer Insulation Technician to support NASA flight projects through the design, fabrication, installation, and closeout of thermal blankets and related MLI hardware. This hands-on role provides support in a controlled aerospace environment and collaborates with project, engineering, quality, contamination control, and customer teams to meet mission requirements.

Based in Greenbelt, MD, you will work with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with NASA GSFC