Structures and Mechanisms Engineer, ISS Sustaining

GeoControl Systems • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Structures and Mechanisms Engineer, ISS Sustaining to join the team with Barrios, a teammate company. The ISS Structures and Mechanisms team spans several branches within the Structural Engineering Division at NASA/JSC. Members support Structures and Fracture, Mechanisms, Loads and Dynamic, and Pressure Systems
The Structures and Mechanisms Engineer, ISS Sustaining will:

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Familiarity with NASA Standards for Structures and Mechanisms
• Previous NASA flight hardware experience​

Nice To Haves

• Self-Starter with a willingness to learn
• Some background in Structures, Mechanisms, and Loads and Dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Provide Subsystem Management support for needed for ISS sustaining.
• Assist in review and development of hardware, analysis, operation, hazard reviews, anomaly resolution, requirements verification, re-flight assessments, and flight acceptance testing with respect to structures and mechanisms to name a few.
• Coordinate to close technical and programmatic issues. Review and approve vehicle verification / certification tests, analysis, and their associated documentation.
• As a multidiscipline team, members are encouraged to have an overall background and working knowledge of all the areas within Structures and Mechanisms.
• Expertise is not required, but willingness to learn and coordinate across other disciplines is highly desired.
• ISS continues to support cargo and crew vehicles visiting to the ISS.
• Ideally the candidate will be outgoing and a self-starter. As time allows other duties will include USDV development and other ISS visiting vehicles.
• Candidate should be able to formulate presentations and present to boards as appropriate.

Benefits

• GCS health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K, Roth), health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental and pregnancy leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level