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Mclaurin Aerospace is dedicated to human space exploration and innovation, seeking a Spacesuit Test Engineer to join their JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center. The role involves performing engineering functions for EVA spacesuit design and testing, developing documentation, coordinating test activities, and troubleshooting hardware issues.

Responsibilities:

1. Perform project and test engineering functions for EVA spacesuit design, development, procurement, manufacture, test, and certification.
2. Develop essential documentation for the assigned tests including test plans, hazard analyses, test procedures, Test Readiness Review documentation, and any additional operations-related products.
3. Design tests and test rigs, identifying instrumentation and data acquisition systems.
4. Coordinate test activities and requirements with NASA test facilities.
5. Setup and execute tests and prepare summary reports documenting test results.
6. Become a certified Suit Test Engineer and lead the execution of spacesuit testing.
7. Plan and execute hardware troubleshooting to investigate mechanical and electrical failures within spacesuit hardware, development test articles, or test support hardware.
8. Select and apply engineering techniques to analyze and evaluate specific problems, data, or other features of the work which are broad in scope and perform job functions based on pre-established guidelines or instructions.
9. Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 1 year of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines.
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field, such as mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, and component level and system level testing.
• US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.

Preferred:

• Experience as a project engineer or test engineer.
• Experience with NASA test processes.
• Familiar with electro-mechanical hardware elements (pumps, relief valves, control valves, heating elements, water quality instrumentation, temperature/pressure sensors, etc.), and data acquisition systems.
• Experience with oxygen systems or life support systems or LabView programming are all pluses.

Company:

Mclaurin Aerospace specializes in the development, certification, and flight testing of aerospace vehicles with end-to-end design and analysis. Founded in 1997, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently in the Early Stage.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management

Industries

• Software Development

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