Senior Materials & Processes Engineer

Astrion; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NASA Johnson Space Center is seeking a Materials & Processes Engineer to advise on materials selection, process control, corrosion prevention, and electrical bonding for spaceflight hardware. The role involves review of hardware, analyses, hazard reviews, and flight acceptance testing to ensure compliance with M&P requirements.

The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, with 2+ years of experience in M&P and familiarity with space applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or related field.
• M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering is preferred.
• Knowledge of materials and processes for space applications, including corrosion prevention and electrical bonding.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and ability to work across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Advise and provide consultation on Materials & Processes for IVA and EVA environments.
• Assist in review and development of hardware, analysis, operation, hazard reviews, and flight acceptance testing.
• Develop verification and validation plans and statements for M&P requirements.
• Provide input to program specifications and ensure M&P requirements are incorporated at the right level.
• Review project documentation and drawings to ensure M&P requirements are met for spaceflight hardware.
• Recommend vendor processes and qualification/acceptance testing to satisfy verification.

Skills

Materials & Processes

Engineering drawing review

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering

MS/PhD in Engineering

Job description

Overview

Materials & Processes Engineer

LOCATION: NASA Johnson Space CenterJOB STATUS:Full Time, Onsite

CLEARANCE:Background check & U.S. Citizenship required

Are you inspired by human space exploration and passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology to benefit both space missions and life on Earth? Join our diverse and highly collaborative team as we tackle NASA’s deep space exploration challenges. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider, we partner with NASA centers across the United States to deliver cutting-edge engineering support for mission-critical programs.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Materials & Processes Engineer!

RESPONSIBILITES

The Materials & Processes Engineer will:

• Advise, guide, and provide consultation on requirements for Materials & Processes (M&P) for intravehicular (IVA) and
• extravehicular (EVA) environments, including materials selection, process control and qualification, design for corrosion
• prevention, electrical bonding, flammability, toxic off gassing, and processes specification.
• Assist in review and development of hardware, analysis, operation, hazard reviews, anomaly resolution, requirements
• verification, re-flight assessments, and flight acceptance testing.
• Formulate presentations and present to program boards as appropriate.
• Implement M&P system requirements into hardware design and develop verification and validation plans and
• statements.
• Provide input to program/project specifications and ensure appropriate materials requirements are incorporated into all
• program/project specifications at the right level.
• Review project/program documentation, specifications, and engineering drawings to ensure M&P requirements are met
• for spaceflight hardware.
• Assess whether standard vendor processes meet requirements, and if not, clearly define changes that need to be
• implemented.
• Provide vendors with recommendations for qualification and acceptance testing that will properly satisfy verification of
• requirements.
• Provide inspection and manufacturing process support for human space flight system.
• Other duties as required.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS

• Two (2) or more years of related work experience in Materials and Processes.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Metallurgy, Materials Science, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Systems).
• Knowledge in materials and processes for space applications, including materials selection (metallic and nonmetallic), design for corrosion prevention and electrical bonding, failure analysis, heat treatment, adhesive bonding, contamination control, etc.
• Familiar with metallic and nonmetallic materials specifications, properties, testing.
• Knowledge in engineering drawing review for materials and processes.
• Overall background on M&P working knowledge for different systems: propulsion, crew compartments, environmental life support systems, thermal, and electronic systems.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to critically assess manufacturing/material processes and designs.
• Willingness to learn and coordinate across other disciplines is highly desired.
• Ability to assess and prioritize tasks and identify potential technical risks.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a multidisciplinary field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE/ SKILLS

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering.
• Previous experience in material selection (metallic and nonmetallic) for electrical components, corrosion prevention, flammability prevention, oxygen compatibility, processes qualification, contamination control, development, test, and evaluation for NASA and/or aerospace projects.
• Previous experience in directing, guiding, and coordinating a technical team is highly desirable.
• Previous experience with human space flight system engineering and integration practices.

*This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

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