Materials & Processes

Negotiable 07-Feb-2024 to Until Filled (PST) Houston, TX, USA Full Time

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 Materials & Processes Engineer to join the team with JETS II Teammate company,

Mb Solutions Inc.

Tasks:

Advise, guide, and provide consultation on Materials & Processes requirements for intravehicular (IVA) and

extravehicular (EVA) environments, including materials selection, process control and qualification, design for corrosion

prevention, flammability, toxic off gassing, and processes specification.

Provide input to program/project specifications and ensure appropriate materials requirements are incorporated into all

program/project specifications at the right level.

Review project/program documentation and specifications to ensure Materials and Processes requirements are met for

spaceflight hardware.

Assess whether standard vendor processes meet requirements, and if not, clearly define changes that need to be

implemented.

Provide vendors with recommendations for qualification and acceptance testing that will properly satisfy verification of

requirements.

Provide inspection and manufacturing process support for human space flight system.

Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business

needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering in the field or in a related area.

GPA 3.0 or higher.

Related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g., M.S. or Ph.D.).

Knowledge materials and processes knowledge, including materials selection (metallic and nonmetallic), design for

corrosion prevention and electrical bonding, polymeric materials, coatings.

Familiar with metallic and nonmetallic materials specifications, properties, testing.

Familiar with engineering drawing review.

Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Strong analytical skills with the ability to critically assess manufacturing/material processes and designs.

Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a multidisciplinary field.

Requisition Preferences:

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Metallurgy, Welding, Materials, Materials Science, Aerospace, Mechanical,

Chemical, Electrical).

M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering.

3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. M.S.

or Ph.D.).

Previous experience in material selection (metallic and nonmetallic) for electrical components, corrosion prevention,

flammability prevention, oxygen compatibility, processes qualification, contamination control, development, test, and

evaluation for NASA and/or aerospace projects.

Previous experience with human space flight system engineering and integration practices.

Implementation of system requirements into hardware design and development.