ORION Industrial Engineer, Associate

Colonial Group; Merritt Island, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ASRC Federal System Solutions (AFSS) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida seeks an ORION Industrial Engineer to lead ground support equipment testing and integration activities for spacecraft programs. The role emphasizes ensuring GSE readiness, developing work instructions, and supporting system-level verification in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering or related field with up to 2 years of experience, strong drawings

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related discipline is required.
• 0–2 years of experience or equivalent education is acceptable.
• Hands-on experience with assembly, integration and test of GSE or flight hardware.
• Ability to interpret drawings, schematics and test specifications.

Responsibilities

• Ground Processing Equipment Coordinator responsible for ensuring mechanical and fluids GSE readiness to support spacecraft testing.
• Develop detailed work instructions for GSE modifications and repairs.
• Document nonconformances and work with GSE responsible engineers to restore hardware to design specifications.
• Maintain detailed records to meet pedigree standards for GSE configuration management.
• Plans, implements, tests, documents, and maintains solutions for the integration and testing of in-house developed and COTS/GOTS components, elements, subsystems and/or systems.
• Coordinates subsystem and/or system testing activities with programs and other organizations.
• Performs analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive subsystem and/or system level evaluation reports which verify and validate system performance.
• Writes discrepancy reports and performs integration regression testing to verify/validate incorporated fixes to software, components, subsystems and systems.

Skills

GSE testing

Flight hardware integration

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Regulatory/standards awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related discipline

Tools

MGSE maintenance

Job description

ASRC Federal System Solutions (AFSS) is seeking an ORION Industrial Engineer at Kennedy Space Center, FL.

Specific Job Duties:

• Ground Processing Equipment Coordinator responsible for ensuring mechanical and fluids GSE readiness to support spacecraft testing.
• Develop detailed work instructions for GSE modifications and repairs.
• Document nonconformances and work with GSE responsible engineers to restore hardware to design specifications.
• Maintain detailed records to meet pedigree standards for GSE configuration management such GSE precision cleanliness and maintenance cycles.
• Plans, implements, tests, documents, and maintains solutions for the integration and testing of in-house developed and COTS/GOTS components, elements, subsystems and/or systems.
• Coordinates subsystem and/or system testing activities with programs and other organizations.
• Performs analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive subsystem and/or system level evaluation reports which verify and validate system performance.
• Writes discrepancy reports and performs integration regression testing to verify/validate incorporated fixes to software, components, subsystems and systems.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related discipline and 0-2 years of experience or equivalent experience/combined education.

Required Skills:

• Hands on experience with assembly, integration and test of ground support equipment and/or flight hardware subsystems onto a Flight Spacecraft.
• Experience using and/or maintaining Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) such as pneumatic or fluids-loading panels.
• Fundamentalknowledgeofspacecraft/aerospacetestoperations.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, schematics and test specifications for testing of aerospace hardware.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to develop and maintain effective cross- functional relationships and an ability to work and lead in a team environment.
• Solid engineering skills/foundation including problem/anomaly identification, analysis, resolution and closure in support of testing.
• ExperiencegeneratingtestplansandtestproceduresforGSEand/orspacecraftHW.
• Willingtosupportextendedworkhourswhenrequired

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with precision clean standards IEST-1246 and MIL-PRF-XXXX for hardware and maintenance of such hardware.
• Experience with structural, environmental (thermal, vacuum, acoustic) or pneumatic testing.
• Experience with development and release of Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and
• Functional Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FFMEA) for Mechanical GSE Familiarity with calibration and life limit cycles for hardware utilized for precision data collection
• Experience with hazardous operations testing to include high pressure gases, propellants (hypergolic) and an understanding of refrigerants.
• Experience with cryogenics (LN2) utilized in vacuum load servicing and de-servicing
• Experience working with spacecraft flight fluid systems, such as Propulsion or
• Environmental Life Support.
• Experience working with and/or leading a team to include other test engineers, technicians and quality assuranceduring testing of GSE hardware.