Job Description

Portable Life Support System Project Engineer

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. Jacobs is NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Portable Life Support System Project Engineer to join our team with JETS II Teammate company, Nexus Solutions.

The PLSS Project Engineer will:

• Perform project engineering functions supporting the spacesuit Portable Life Support System (PLSS), including hardware development, assembly, and maintenance
• Define, develop, procure, and build new ground support equipment (GSE) and test support equipment (TSE) needed for the evaluation of spacesuit hardware
• Plan and execute hardware troubleshooting to investigate mechanical and electrical failures within flight hardware, development test articles, or test support hardware
• Develop essential documentation for the system including assembly procedures, test plans, detailed test procedures, and any additional operations-related products
• Design tests, identifying instrumentation and data acquisition systems
• Coordinate test activities and requirements with test facilities
• Provide direction to matrix organizations during all phases of hardware requirements development, design, manufacturing, and testing
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

Requisition Qualifications:

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering with experience in the field or in a related area.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines. Must be able to present to all levels of management to both internal and external customers

Requisition Preferences:

• Experience with JSC hardware processes and procedure development.
• Experience with spacesuit and/or life support systems.
• Mechanical Engineering background.
• Familiarity with common hand tools and proficiency using them to perform assembly, disassembly, and troubleshooting on mechanical systems.
• Prior experience with hardware anomaly troubleshooting and failure analyses.​