Project/Test Engineer - PHASER

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Work-life balance

Employer-paid insurance

11 holidays

Generous PTO

401k employer match

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace invites applications for a Project/Test Engineer - PHASER at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. You will join a team delivering complex vehicle/test activities and contribute to integrated test readiness and mission support planning.

The role requires a engineering degree with 2–5 years of experience in aerospace, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to drive cross-disciplinary execution in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 2-5 years of experience in aerospace, flight hardware, test, integration, operations, or vehicle/system development.
• Experience coordinating technical work across multiple disciplines and driving execution.
• Experience developing or supporting engineering documentation, procedures, plans, or readiness products.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support vehicle test and transportation activities across storage, checkout, testing, and campaigns.
• Coordinate with engineers, operations, logistics, quality, safety, and stakeholders to plan and execute work.
• Develop, update, and maintain engineering products such as work packages, test plans, and readiness materials.
• Identify and resolve technical, schedule, integration, and execution issues affecting vehicle and ground activities.
• Support pre-, during-, and post-test activities including rehearsals, configuration coordination, anomaly resolution, and lessons learned.

Skills

Aerospace experience

Project coordination

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

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 Project/Test Engineer - PHASER to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

If Selected You Will

• Support vehicle test and transportation activities associated with transition out of storage, post-storage checkout, compatibility testing, shipment preparation, delivery, and integrated test campaigns.
• Coordinate with engineering, integration and test, operations, logistics, quality, safety, and project stakeholders to plan and execute assigned work.
• Develop, update, and maintain engineering products such as work packages, procedures, test plans, readiness documentation, status products, and closeout materials.
• Help identify, track, and resolve technical, schedule, integration, and execution issues affecting vehicle and ground activities.
• Support pre-test, test, and post-test activities, including pathfinding, rehearsals, configuration coordination, anomaly resolution, and lessons learned capture.
• Assist with transportation and handling planning for vehicle, subsystem, or associated ground support equipment moves.
• Contribute to integrated test readiness and mission support planning for vehicle-level and mated system activities.
• Support development of operational concepts, console roles, processes, and training material needed to onboard and prepare future operations personnel.
• Provide day-to-day coordination and clear communication across multiple organizations to ensure work remains aligned to program priorities, milestones, and mission objectives.
• Grow into broader responsibilities supporting future operations staffing, certification, and surface mission readiness.

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.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
• Experience supporting complex aerospace, flight hardware, test, integration, operations, or vehicle/system development activities.
• Experience working across multiple disciplines to coordinate technical work and drive execution.
• Experience developing or supporting engineering documentation, procedures, plans, or readiness products.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NASA or human spaceflight/project engineering processes.
• Experience supporting rover, vehicle, spacecraft, payload, or other complex system integration and test.
• Experience with hardware handling, transportation, GSE, pathfinding, or environmental/functional test campaigns.
• Experience supporting readiness reviews, anomaly resolution, or integrated test execution.
• Experience with operations concept development, console operations, training development, or certification planning.
• Familiarity with configuration-controlled environments and disciplined engineering execution.
• Ability to balance near-term execution needs with longer-range program growth.

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.