Active Thermal Systems Engineer - ECLSS at Aegis Aerospace, Inc. in Merritt Island, Florida

Job Description:

Active Thermal Systems Engineer - ECLSS
Kennedy Space Center - Merritt Island, FL

Under the Deep Space Logistics Engineering Support (LENS) contract, our employees will provide engineering support to NASA to review and assess activities of the Gateway Logistics Services (GLS) IDIQ Contract Commercial Service Provider. This effort may include the review and assessment of the requirements, design, analysis, testing, manufacturing, verification, validation, assembly, integration, checkout, mission preparations and operations required to deliver cargo and payloads to the lunar Gateway, or for other DSL mission projects and interests.
The Active Thermal Systems Engineer - ECLSS provides support on behalf of our customers to determine, negotiate and implement mission-enabling thermal and ECLSS requirements for the GLS systems and associated hardware. This position will primarily support our thermal system studies but also serve as the team point-of-contact for all ECLSS requirements and be expected to perform modeling and simulation analysis in support of ECLSS requirement verification.
This position will be filled at either the Senior Engineer or Subject Matter Expert level, depending on qualifications, with salary commensurate with experience.
As an Active Thermal System Engineer -ECLSS you will:

• Review system architectures, hardware requirements, designs, assembly procedures, test plans, procedures, and data in support of the Deep Space Logistic Modules Thermal and Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) to ensure approaches are sound, component/material selection is appropriate for the intended usage, and suitable for the proposed application.
• Provide recommendations for improvements to system architectures, hardware requirements, designs, test plans, and procedures if disparities/deficiencies are identified.
• Ensure NASA requirements are satisfied by design solutions and support production/control board meetings, design, and system reviews.
• Track Active thermal and ECLSS verification and safety action items and schedules.
• Perform computer based analysis in support of thermal systems and ECLSS, modeling and simulation best practices and following NASA standards.
• Provide engineering insight in support for DSL Logistic Modules providers for their thermal systems, including exterior passive heating and interior Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS). Review plans and schedules for the manufacturing, fabrication, procurement, assembly, testing and certification of the LM ECLSS
• Evaluate various options, utilizing matrix organization support as necessary, to offer best technical guidance about various trade-offs (technical, schedule, risk, etc.)
• Work in a team environment and report to senior NASA personnel to provide status on providers development progress and issues.
• Coordinate with the Gateway Thermal and ECLSS System Management teams on programmatic requirement change requests, design review support, interface definition and control, verification integration, and provide status on high level development progress and issues.
• Travel as required in support of technical reviews and exchanges.
• Work both independently and in a team environment, and report directly and support System Management.
• Select and apply engineering techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate specific problems, data, or other features of the work which are broad in scope and complexity.
• Provide recommendations for program acceptance of requirements verification, testing, risks and hazards.
• Perform other duties as required.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in engineering or related discipline from an accredited engineering school and fourteen (14) years of related engineering experience or an M.S. degree in engineering or a related discipline from an accredited engineering school and ten (10) years of related engineering experience.
• Proficiency highly desired with Thermal Desktop®, MATLAB®, AutoCAD®
• Experience with the development of space systems requirements documents including functional requirements and verification success criteria.
• Experience with the design, assembly, verification, testing, and operation of spacecraft thermal control systems, including Active Thermal Control Systems (ATCS).
• Knowledge of thermal considerations for operating in the space environment.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Ability to work in a team environment consisting of NASA civil servants and various contractor employees.
• Basic knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field, such as mechanical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, testing, and office software.
• Highly organized and self-motivated.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.S. Degree in a related discipline and 10 years of experience.
• Experience with the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) which may include but not be limited to carbon dioxide removal systems, oxygen generation systems, and air monitoring systems, waste management systems.
• Familiarity with NASA organizations, processes, and procedures
• Experience working with NASA standards and working knowledge of their implementation.
• Experience with NASA systems engineering including coordinating system requirements verification and validation between multiple organizations.
• Experience with human rated space flight.
• Experience with CFD modeling and simulation.

About Aegis Aerospace

We are a woman-owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston, TX. Our primary objective is to support the Department of Defense and NASA in achieving their missions to defend the security of our country, reach new heights and to discover the unknown. We employ some of the brightest, most experienced engineering and technology experts in the U.S.

To learn more about Aegis Aerospace, visit our website at www.aegisaero.com.

Aegis Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer /M/F/disability/protected veteran employer.



Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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