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Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Amentum
United States-Florida-Kennedy Space Center-20339-KSC, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Nov 2025

About the role

Senior Electrical Design Engineer - (ADV000BCC) 

Your Impact:

 

We are launching people to the Moon and Mars. If you want to be part of this amazing mission and enjoy working in a great team environment, we would love to have you as part of our team that is making history, today. It takes big ideas and determination to take NASA's vision and make it reality. That's what we do every day.

 

The COMET contract provides overall management and implementation of ground systems capabilities, flight hardware processing, and launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. These tasks will support the International Space Station, Ground Systems Development and Operations, and the Space Launch System, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and Launch Services programs.

Responsibilities:

·         Candidate will perform engineering work in preparation for assembly, test, processing, and launch of NASA’s Space Launch System in support of the Artemis program.

·         Develop new and sustain existing Ground Support Equipment and Special Test Equipment for the Hazardous Gas Leak Detection Subsystem.

·         Create and maintain CREO and AutoCAD drawings per ASME Y14 standards utilizing Windchill Product Lifecycle Management software.

·         Design, modify, peer review, and check assembly drawings, electrical & mechanical schematics, cable & harness drawings, and component drawings.

·         Provide practical application of engineering skills to perform ground system engineering projects for instrumentation systems to meet stakeholder expectations, system functional requirements, and NASA program requirements.

·         Conduct system testing & validation, troubleshoot & investigate equipment failures, interpret data, and analyze technical drawings & schematics to resolve anomalies and provide corrective action.

·         Conduct hardware and systems qualification and validation testing to verify designs satisfy system requirements.

·         Candidate must be able to collaborate in a team environment, prioritize multiple responsibilities, and/or accomplish them simultaneously, and comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions.

·         Candidate must have the ability to work with minimal supervision and only general guidance. Must be motivated to learn and execute.

 

Here's What You'll Need:

 

Qualifications – External

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering or technical equivalent from an accredited institution; at least 10 years of experience and/or advanced degree.

 

·         Experience in troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems a plus.

·         Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems is a plus.

·         Knowledge of general sensor applications is a plus.

·         Familiar with ASME Y14 series specifications

·         Familiar with ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

·         Experience with PTC Creo / Windchill PLM

·         Experience with AutoCAD

·         Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects is required.

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