Facility Maintenance Engineer

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package including 100%–?

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

401k matching after 12 months

Paid holidays

Generous PTO

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace seeks a Facility Maintenance Engineer to join the JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The role focuses on ensuring operational readiness of critical systems, applying mechanical engineering principles, and coordinating maintenance across cooling, LN2 storage, vacuum, and piping networks.

You will develop technical specifications, cost estimates, and Statements of Work for upgrades, while working with a multidisciplinary team to meet project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years of facility maintenance experience.
• Hands-on with pumps, motors, blowers, and valves.
• Experience in machine shop and tooling.
• Ability to diagnose failures and implement corrective actions.
• Familiar with safety valves operations and specifications.
• Excellent organization and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable in Thermal Vacuum Testing environments.
• Experience with AutoCAD and P&IDs.
• Microsoft Project scheduling experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish reliability strategies for facility systems at JSC.
• Design, test, and implement solutions using AutoCAD.
• Coordinate with JSC teams for cooling, LN2, vacuum, and piping systems.
• Develop maintenance plans and lifecycle tracking.
• Prepare WADs and cost estimates for upgrades.
• Provide progress reports to senior engineering staff.
• Lead and organize tasks with minimal supervision.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Troubleshooting

Facilities maintenance

Team coordination

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office

Creo/Inventor

Microsoft Project

P&ID interpretation

Job description

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Facility Maintenance Engineerto join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

If selected you will:

• Establish and execute reliability strategies to ensure the facility operational readiness of critical NASA/JSC CTSD support systems.
• Apply mechanical engineering principles to design, test, and implement technical solutions for facility challenges, utilizing AutoCAD to produce compliant drawings.
• Coordinate with JSC Pressure Systems personnel to manage cooling tower, liquid nitrogen cryogenic tank farm, oil/chemical storage, vacuum pumps and high-pressure systems, including the preparation of required Work Authorizing Documents (WADs).
• Primary engineer to continue and enhance maintenance plans systems including cooling tower, liquid nitrogen bulk storage cryogenic tanks, oil/chemical storage, vacuum mechanical pumps and blowers.
• Track systems health and coordinate periodic maintenance and systems functional checks.
• Develop technical specifications, Statements of Work (SOW), and cost estimates to track all phases of procurement, fabrication, and installation for facility upgrades and space simulations chambers.
• Work within a tight-knit team to manage maintenance schedules and project lifecycles while providing regular progress reports to senior engineering leadership.
• Express good leadership qualities, be highly motivated, well organized and ability to work independently
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications:

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2- 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Related education in industrial facility maintenance experience.
• Hands-on experience maintaining facility machinery, including pumps, motors, blowers, and valves.
• Hands-on experience in machine shop, tooling and tool specification.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to diagnose technical failures and implement corrective actions.
• Proven record of independently identifying and resolving complex technical issues and obstacles.
• Familiar with principal operations of safety relief valves and how to specify them.
• Highly organized self-starter capable of managing tasks and meeting deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable working in challenging, fast-paced Thermal Vacuum Testing environments.
• Maintain configuration control for critical infrastructure (compressed air, chilled water/cooling towers, vacuum, Liquid Nitrogen, and Nitrogen systems).
• Proficient in AutoCAD and MS Office Suite, with the ability to interpret and revise Process and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Technical knowledge of vacuum blowers, mechanical pumps, and Liquid Nitrogen storage/piping.
• Experience following schedules within Microsoft Project.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates with direct experience in NASA/JSC processes and [JPR 1710.13] compliance are preferred.
• Strong background in safety standards, including OSHA, NFPA, and ASME piping codes.
• Proficiency in 3D modeling software (Creo or Inventor) is highly valued.
• Excellent communication skills for delivering presentations to stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in project management.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Positive work-life balance
• 100% Employer paid insurance including: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Generous PTO
• 401k after 12 months of service with employer match
• Education assistance
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)

Mclaurin is a unique organization with a special focus on combining the best features of research and industry in order to foster innovation. Our organization strongly supports research, publication, and engagement with the academic community. We encourage our employees to remain on the cutting edge of new developments in their respective disciplines.

US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.

Mclaurin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.