Spacecraft Contamination & Cleanroom Lead

Jobtailor; Colorado; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced contamination control engineer to support spacecraft integration, ground support equipment, and cleanroom operations in Colorado. You will develop contamination control plans, certify cleanliness, and coordinate testing across development, preflight, and launch phases.

The role requires extensive experience in contamination analysis, aerospace materials, and coordination with design and manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Must have a B.S. in a related aerospace field and ability to interpret system requirements
• 8+ years of experience in clean rooms, contamination control, analysis, and spacecraft integration
• Strong knowledge of ASTM/ISO standards and contamination control practices
• Ability to develop customized cleaning requirements for complex hardware
• Experience leading design and manufacturing teams in aerospace environments
• Capability to prepare specifications and test reports and analyze contamination transfer

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance for spacecraft integration and cleanroom operations
• Coordinate contamination requirements and documentation across development, preflight, mission, and post-flight phases
• Develop test plans to analyze particulate and molecular contamination
• Support cleaning processes, inspections, and hardware/operations verifications
• Interface with design engineers on contamination control inputs to hardware design

Skills

Contamination Control

Spacecraft Integration

Cleanroom Operations

Aerospace Materials Engineering

Contamination Analysis

Education

B.S. in Physics, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related aerospace field

M.S. or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

Contamination Control Plans

Test Plans Development

Cleanliness Certification Methodology

Contamination Measurement Compliance

Material Property Characterization

Cleaning Techniques Development

ASTM Standards Knowledge

ISO Standards Knowledge

Failure Analysis

Quality Control Concepts

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced contamination control engineer to support spacecraft integration, ground support equipment, and cleanroom operations in Colorado. You will develop contamination control plans, certify cleanliness, and coordinate testing across development, preflight, and launch phases.

The role requires extensive experience in contamination analysis, aerospace materials, and coordination with design and manufacturing teams.