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Leidos Holding

Aerospace Engineer (NASA HHPC)

Leidos Holding, Houston, TX


Description
The Leidos Human Health and Performance Contract (HHPC) has an opening for an Aerospace Engineer in Houston Texas at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC).

This role is responsible for providing engineering support for the development, fabrication, assembly, and testing of hardware for use on exploration missions (e.g. Orion, Gateway, HLS). The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the successful execution of projects and delivery of hardware to NASA/JSC in support of exploration missions. The candidate will develop key skills needed for requirements development and verification, parts identification, hardware development, testing, certification/delivery, and sustaining.

This position will require the candidate to become well-versed in the quality process for the development and sustainment of controlled hardware, including the writing of Task Performance Sheet and disposition of Discrepancy Reports. The candidate will be responsible for reviewing and understanding engineering drawings on a daily basis, as well as overseeing and participating in hands-on development activities. Effective communication will be a critical skill in working with the other project engineers, technical support staff, and quality engineering personnel. This position will require the ability to multi-task in an extremely busy and challenging environment while keeping up with a dynamic delivery schedule.

US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency and the ability to successful obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance are required.

Primary Responsibilities
• Utilize project requirement documents and verification documents to develop assembly plans, test strategies/planning and produce test plans, test set-ups and procedures
• Complete functional development, certification, acceptance, and interface testing of hardware during the various stages of the project lifecycles
• Correlate test results and complete data analysis as required in report format
• Determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes; incorporate results into system specifications
• Process hardware and assume ownership of all technical considerations for key elements of hardware
• Interface with purchasing, quality, logistics, other HHPC stakeholders, and NASA stakeholders
• Perform writing and dispositioning Task Performance Sheets and Discrepancy Reports
• Read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings
• Complete functional, development, certification, acceptance, and interface testing
• Develop controlled paperwork. Understand and execute process and procedures
• Develop and maintain sustaining engineering plans
• Perform troubleshooting on both ground and in-flight systems
• Disposition non-compliant hardware
• Ensure compliance with Safety, Health and Environmental Plan and Quality Assurance Plan, policies and procedures

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor Degree in Engineering and minimum 4 years of related experience
• Prior experience processing, developing, certifying, and sustaining flight hardware
• Experience with configuration and data management processes and submitting Change Requests
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Proficient in MS Office software tools
• Individual who collaborates in a team environment, working under minimal supervision
• Ability to develop and clearly communicate information to technical forums
• Able to troubleshoot hardware and perform root cause analysis

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Prior work with NASA/JSC programs (e.g. ISS, Orion, Gateway, HLS)
  • Proficiency with NASA/JSC tools: MIDAS, CDS, QARC, EDMS, ELABEL, EDS, ISS PART, EDRS/EDCC
  • Laboratory equipment experience (e.g. oscilloscope, digital multimeter, power supplies)
  • Experience troubleshooting electrical/mechanical equipment and software

Original Posting Date: 2024-09-04While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $65,000.00 - $117,500.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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