Design Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Description

Leidos has an excellent opportunity for a Design Engineer to work on the Cargo Mission Contract (CMC) in support of ISS and Artemis programs. In this position, the employee will be located in our Leidos facility in Webster, Texas. Some domestic and international travel may be required.

This design engineering position will support a variety of design tasks associated with space flight hardware for ISS and Artemis, as well as some commercial work.  The selected candidate will work closely with the sustaining team to make updates to existing designs, as well with the projects team to develop new hardware.  There is a large variety of the type of hardware sustained and developed at CMC, from Commercial Off The Shelf(COTS) items, cabling, cargo bags, Extravehicular Activities(EVA), Ground Support Equipment(GFE), electronics, stowage lockers, etc.  In addition, there are several commercial projects worked such as mockups and flight hardware for other commercial space companies.  CMC has a fantastic award fee record with 20+ years supporting NASA and is into its 4th contract. 

Per the contract, U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency is required. Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work independently and in a team environment to analyze requirements from the NASA customer and develop design solutions
• Design, develop, test, handle implementation, and analysis of technical products and systems
• Perform engineering design evaluations and present findings to leadership and customers
• Perform trade studies and create out brief presentations for leadership and customers
• Produce engineering drawings conforming to JPR 8500 and other applicable standards
• Perform dimensional fit tolerance analysis and functional analysis which including form, fit and function
• Produce drawings conforming to ASME Y14.5
• Release drawings in the NASA JEDII repository
• Prepare and present designs at various design reviews
• Coordinate and support manufacturing work with vendors
• Produce other required design documentation as required
• Evaluate designs for cost and manufacturability
• Optimizing designs to minimize cost and schedule impacts
• Communicates with internal and client project team members. Works to influence team members regarding solution design, process and/or approaches
• Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field, and at least 4 years of experience
• Experience designing simple to complex mechanical designs
• Experience working with multi-discipline teams and customers and both strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience with presenting technical and financial project status to large groups such as technical NASA boards
• Must have the ability to produce drawings conforming to ASME Y14.5
• Must have experience using PTC CREO CAD software and WINDCHILL
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must have strong knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Must have experience  using  JSC Engineering Drawing System Manual (JPR 8500) and JEDII to release drawings
• Experience designing flight hardware and creating drawings for NASA/JSC based projects
• Experience with Maximo

Preferred Qualifications:

• Past experience designing of NASA flight and GSE hardware with fluid and cabling.
• Project Engineering experience

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.