Lead Spacecraft Contamination Control Engineer

Associates Systems LLC; Titusville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Associates Systems LLC is seeking an experienced Spacecraft Contamination Control Engineer to support advanced spaceflight programs at Kennedy Space Center. The role focuses on analysis, assessment, and verification of spacecraft contamination requirements and controls across the lifecycle.

The position offers senior/SME level responsibility with compensation commensurate with experience and strong aerospace expertise in contamination budgets, mitigation strategies, and verification approaches.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Engineering or related discipline and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• 7+ years of experience in spacecraft contamination control or a related aerospace field.
• Experience determining contamination sensitivities and evaluating or developing contamination requirements.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate contamination sensitivities, requirements, controls, budgets, and mitigation strategies for spacecraft, payloads, and associated hardware.
• Analyze molecular and particulate contamination sources, transport, and deposition, including potential impacts to spacecraft, payloads, instruments, and docking surfaces.
• Review and assess contamination control plans, analyses, verification approaches, and technical documentation throughout design, manufacturing, integration, testing, transportation, and operations.
• Support the development, review, and refinement of contamination-related requirements and verification approaches, including assessment of proposed compliance methods and verification evidence.
• Collaborate with thermal, fluids, propulsion, materials, systems engineering, mission design, and other disciplines to evaluate contamination interactions and integrated spacecraft performance.
• Provide independent technical assessments, identify risks and uncertainties, and develop recommendations for engineering and program leadership.

Skills

Contamination control

Root-cause analysis

Technical assessments

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

B.S. in Engineering

M.S. in Engineering

Job description

Associates Systems LLC is seeking an experienced Spacecraft Contamination Control Engineer to support advanced spaceflight programs at Kennedy Space Center. The role focuses on analysis, assessment, and verification of spacecraft contamination requirements and controls across the lifecycle.

The position offers senior/SME level responsibility with compensation commensurate with experience and strong aerospace expertise in contamination budgets, mitigation strategies, and verification approaches.