IVA Spacesuit Project Engineer P2 – Space Systems
OceaneeringAbout the role
Are you passionate about solving complex problems? Join our dynamic team as a IVA Spacesuit Project Engineer and become a vital contributor to support NASA as an Oceaneering Teammate on the JSC Engineering, Technology, and Science (JETS) II contract. As an integral part of our organization, you'll play a crucial role in the Survival and Thermal Systems section in the Engineering Department on the NASA JSC Engineering, Technology and Science II (JETS II) Contract.
This role will give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the thrilling world of human spaceflight and deep space exploration programs. Your contributions will ensure that our services not only meet - but outperform all standards and expectations. As IVA Spacesuit Project Engineer, you'll find yourself at the forefront of innovation, collaborating with a passionate team who shares your dedication to excellence. If you're seeking to immerse yourself in an environment where your skills and expertise will make a genuine impact, we invite you to join our team!
We are seeking someone with a keen eye for detail, a strong commitment to owning their work, and providing superior quality. You should be a person who thrives in a diverse environment and who is comfortable communicating at all levels of the organization. To be successful in this role, you should have a sense of genuine, engaging curiosity, and a desire for growth and continuous learning.
Someone in this role would typically have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and normally possess 2-5 years of experience. This position can be hired at any level in our professional career framework, depending on business need at the time of hire.
**International travel may be required. Possible straight time overtime and a 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off) **
As an IVA Spacesuit Project Engineer this work may include:
- Coordinate the technical execution of IVA spacesuit hardware throughout the product lifecycle, including design, fabrication, integration, qualification, certification, and operational support.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, including systems, mechanical, electrical, thermal, materials, manufacturing, quality, safety, human factors, logistics, and test engineering.
- Develop and maintain Task Performance Sheets (TPS), work packages, engineering task plans, schedules, and project documentation.
- Support procurement activities by developing technical specifications, evaluating supplier capabilities, coordinating material acquisitions, and tracking long-lead hardware.
- Coordinate engineering change implementation, configuration management, and hardware release activities.
- Support qualification, acceptance, integration, and environmental testing of IVA spacesuit systems and associated crew survival equipment.
- Participate in test planning, procedure development, test execution, troubleshooting, and post-test data reviews.
- Lead technical troubleshooting efforts during development, manufacturing, testing, and integration activities.
- Coordinate logistics activities including hardware tracking, inventory management, shipping, receiving, and flight hardware accountability.
- Support risk identification, issue resolution, and corrective action implementation.
- Prepare technical presentations and status reports for engineering leadership and customers.
- Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and integrated product team (IPT) meetings.
- Support continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance engineering efficiency and product quality
- Perform other duties as required.
Required
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with minimum of 2-5 years of experience in the field or related area
- Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering environments.
- Experience supporting hardware development and engineering integration.
- Knowledge of engineering documentation, requirements management, and configuration management.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic development environment.
Preferred
- The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of experience supporting crew surv
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