Space Data Engineer — Hybrid/Remote, AI Readiness

Amentum company; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits (401(k) matching)

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Data Engineer to support NASA’s external engagement platform through enterprise data architecture, governance, quality, and integration. The role involves preparing data for analytics, AI readiness, and cross-agency data interoperability, within a hybrid/remote-possible setting.

You will design data models, maintain metadata, and document lineage, while collaborating on dashboards and analytics initiatives with Salesforce-driven workflows.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 2–5 years in the field.
• Strong data modeling, schema design, and metadata management.
• Experience with CRM/workflow systems (Salesforce preferred).
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical/data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine data models and schemas.
• Maintain metadata repositories, glossaries, and definitions.
• Develop and monitor data quality rules and remediation plans.
• Document lineage, mappings, and lifecycle processes.
• Assist with analytics, dashboards, and AI readiness.
• Produce architecture, governance, and analytics documentation.

Skills

Data modeling

Schema design

Metadata management

CRM/workflow systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Salesforce

Power BI

APIs

MDM

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Data Engineer to support NASA’s external engagement platform through enterprise data architecture, governance, quality, and integration. The role involves preparing data for analytics, AI readiness, and cross-agency data interoperability, within a hybrid/remote-possible setting.

You will design data models, maintain metadata, and document lineage, while collaborating on dashboards and analytics initiatives with Salesforce-driven workflows.