Space Suit Project Engineer — On‑Site R&D for NASA Missions

KBR, Inc.; Georgia; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D

FSAs

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Schedule

Professional Training

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is hiring a Space Suit Project Engineer to support design, development, fabrication, assembly, testing and certification of space suit hardware for NASA Johnson Space Center projects.

The role emphasizes safety compliance, hands-on development, and interfacing with NASA stakeholders in a 100% on-site capacity, with travel ~10%. The ideal candidate contributes to requirements development, verification, and detailed engineering drawings, while guiding cross-functional teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, or related) with 3+ years of experience.
• Experience with manufacturing, test, and troubleshooting of hardware.
• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency; ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety, health, and environmental compliance and follow company safety policies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and test space suits and related hardware.
• Design, fabricate, test softgoods and hardgoods suit components and optimize manufacturing processes.
• Develop assembly plans, testing strategies, and write test procedures and setups.
• Lead evaluation, qualification, and acceptance testing; analyze results and propose improvements.
• Interface with NASA stakeholders and lead root-cause analysis and risk management.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Engineering documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Aerospace/Mechanical)

Tools

NASA/JSC tools

Job description

KBR, Inc. is hiring a Space Suit Project Engineer to support design, development, fabrication, assembly, testing and certification of space suit hardware for NASA Johnson Space Center projects.

The role emphasizes safety compliance, hands-on development, and interfacing with NASA stakeholders in a 100% on-site capacity, with travel ~10%. The ideal candidate contributes to requirements development, verification, and detailed engineering drawings, while guiding cross-functional teams to deliver