Test Engineer - NASA Human Health Flight Hardware Support

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The purpose of this position is to provide critical test engineering skills and provide oversight to technical teams for flight hardware development in support of human health related systems as NASA continues to evolve systems for exploration missions including Gateway, lunar surface, Mars transit, and Mars surface missions. This candidate will participate in, mentor, and guide test activities throughout project life cycle phases, from early concept development, design, integration, testing, verification and validation, operations and through sustainment. This candidate will work closely with stakeholders, including customers, team leads, and team members, and therefore must possess solid human spaceflight engineering technical knowledge and experience, along with excellent communication skills. Awareness of the impacts that spaceflight travel has on human physiology, behavior, and medical state is desired. Other duties will be assigned as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all 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.
• Use project requirement documents and verification documents to develop test strategies/planning and produce test plans, test set-ups and procedures.
• Participate in Engineering Design Reviews and help drive the implementation of any required changes to support test activities (in-process and assembly) and test methodologies and guidelines.
• Training/mentoring Associate Test Engineers in test processes, procedures and test setup designs with attention to proper test discipline requirements and standards.
• Providing technical expertise in testing and product development knowledge to the team
• Review development of Ground Support Equipment (GSE) design and procedures to support the qualification and acceptance test program and pre-flight processing.
• Develop controlled paperwork for testing, including disposition of non-compliant hardware
• Prepare Test Readiness Review (TRR) packages and present at TRR for the projects
• Correlate test results and complete data analysis as required in a report format
• Troubleshoot test anomalies and work thru the fault trees to obtain failure resolution
• Collaborate with designers, quality engineering and facility test personnel to resolve design/test issues in an expedited fashion to effect repairs and re-test with minimal impact 
• Coordinate and schedule test facilities as required to meet test schedules
• Influence strategic approach across projects and proactively identify and solve problems that impact strategic approach.
• Provide feedback to appropriate stakeholders, including recommendations for improvements, evaluation of problems, potential solutions, and discussion of test requirements.
• Process development hardware and flight hardware at KBR facility and NASA/Johnson Space Center.
• Read, understand and interpret engineering drawings.
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance level as determined by the Company.
• Read, understand and follow all applicable KBR procedures, processes and work instructions.
• Responsible for completing all assigned training.
• Ability to work within a dynamic team environment.
• Ability to translate concepts across multiple disciplines.
• Excellent skills in both written and verbal communication.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED:

A BS degree in engineering with 7-10 years applicable professional related experience

DESIRED:

Prior experience with the NASA flight hardware development process.

Technical, functional, and/or project lead experience in test engineering and experience mentoring its application.

SKILLS/TRAINING

REQUIRED:

Microsoft Office Products

DESIRED:

Experience with Solid Works

Scheduled Weekly Hours – 40, preferably 5 days a week in the office or a hybrid with a minimum of 4 days in the office

KBR Benefits​

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule.  We support career advancement through professional training and development.​

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