Description
The Human Health and Performance Contract supporting NASA at the Johnson Space Center is seeking an experienced Project Engineer in Houston, Texas.
This position provides engineering support for the development, fabrication, assembly, and testing of hardware for use on the International Space Station and future exploration programs. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the execution of projects and delivery of hardware to NASA/JSC. The candidate will develop key skills needed for requirements development and verification, parts identification, hardware development and assembly, 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 as well as overseeing and participating in hands on development and maintenance tasks. Effective communication will be a critical skill in working with the project, other project engineers, technical support staff, and quality engineering personnel. This position will require the candidate to multitask in a busy environment, to solve problems when issues manifest, and keep up with a delivery schedule.
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Primary Responsibilities:
• Writing and dispositioning Task Performance Sheets and Discrepancy Reports for controlled hardware/software units throughout the project life cycle process.
• Read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings as well as provide initial inputs for development and redlines for updates to drawings.
• Use project requirement and verification documents to develop assembly plans, testing strategies, and produce test plans, test set-ups, and procedures.
• Complete functional development, certification, acceptance, and interface testing of the hardware during the different stages of the project life cycles
• Correlate test results and complete data analysis as required in a report format
• Determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes and incorporating the results into system specifications
• Provide engineering data to maintain Safety Package records and establish government flight certifications.
• Assume ownership of all technical considerations for key elements of hardware
• Interface with purchasing, quality, logistics, other HHPC stakeholders, and NASA stakeholders
• Disposition non-compliant hardware
• Perform troubleshooting on both ground and in-flight systems
• Develop and maintain sustaining engineering plans
• Understand and execute process and procedures
• Responsible for compliance with Safety, Health and Environmental plan; must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all of the Company's safety
policies and rules and must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel
• Responsible for compliance with the Quality Assurance Plan, policies and procedures
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance level as determined by the Company
• Responsible for completing all assigned training
• Will perform other duties and assignments as required.
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in an Engineering discipline.
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing (MS Office tools)
• Able to work effectively with minimal supervision
• Able to work in a team environment
• Able to develop and clearly communicate information to technical forums
• Able to troubleshoot hardware and perform root cause analysis
Preferred Qualifications:
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical, or Aerospace Engineering.
• Prior work experience or internship with NASA/JSC programs.
• Experience in Biomedical Engineering
• Experience with NASA/JSC tools: MIDAS, CDS, QARC, EDMS, ELABEL, EDS, ISS PART, JEDII
Original Posting Date:
2025-02-20
While 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 $55,250.00 - $99,875.00
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.