Mechanical Design and Testing Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Design and Testing Engineer to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

If selected you will:

• Support Johnson Space Center's activities on the International Space Station and space exploration


• Work in a team environment to analyze requirements from the customer and develop design solutions


• Design, develop, test, handle implementation, and analysis of technical products and systems


• Design unique tests fixtures and methods for various test programs


• Develop required system documentation such as procedures and hazard analyses


• Maintain a high level of technical excellence for all tasks to ensure the highest quality of technical products including test setups, test operations, development setups, development operations, documentation generation, execution and closeout


• Perform engineering design evaluations


• Perform extensive testing on space hardware


• Prepare and present designs at various design reviews using MS Word and PowerPoint


• Produce engineering drawings conforming to applicable standards


• Perform dimensional fit analysis including thermal effects


• Perform functional analyses, when applicable, and sizing structural analyses


• Prepare and present designs at various design reviews using MS Word and PowerPoint


• Produce other required design documentation


• Gathering and documenting test requirements


• Authorizing test preparation plan that includes requirements, cost, and schedule


• Overseeing test preparation with test facility engineering


• Leading fuel cell test operations


• Reviewing and presenting test data to the fuel cell test team.


• Identifying potential safety risks and over-see implementation of hazard mitigation.


• Identifying technical risks and oversee implementation of mitigation.


• Participate in fuel test planning and technical review meetings within JSC and with other NASA centers.


• Understand fuel cell membrane electrode assembly fabrication and in situ electrochemical diagnostics.


• Perform other duties as assigned