Job description
The Project Engineer plays a pivotal role in developing, maintaining, and resupplying critical Crew Health Care System hardware for the ISS. Will develop key skills needed for requirements development and verification, parts identification, hardware development, testing, and resupply. This position will require the candidate to become well-versed in the quality process for the development and sustainment of controlled hardware, including the writing of Task Performance Sheets and disposition of Discrepancy Reports. The candidate will be responsible for reviewing and understanding engineering drawings on a daily basis as well as overseeing and participating in hands-on demonstrations.
Duties:
- Uses project requirement documents and verification documents to develop assembly plans, test strategies/planning, and produce test plans, test set-ups, and procedures. Complete functional development, certification, acceptance, and interface testing of the hardware during the different stages of the project life cycles.
- Responsible for compliance with the Quality Assurance Plan, annual training, policies, and procedures of supervisory and management personnel.
- Maintain Safety records and certifications.
- Correlates test results and complete data analysis as required in a report format.
- Determines how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes and incorporate the results into system specifications.
- Interfaces with purchasing, quality, logistics, other HHPC stakeholders, and NASA stakeholders.
- Performs troubleshooting on both ground and in-flight systems.
- Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance levels as determined by the company, and performs all other duties as assigned.
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a closely related field.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision and in a team environment.
- Ability to develop and clearly communicate information to technical forums.
- Laboratory equipment experience including; oscilloscope, digital multimeter, and power supplies.
- Ability to troubleshoot electrical equipment and software.
- Ability to troubleshoot hardware and perform root cause analysis.
- Proficiency with NASA/JSC tools: MIDAS, CDS, QARC, EDMS, ELABEL, EDS, ISS PART, EDRS/EDCC.
Desired:
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
Prior work experience with CHeCS hardware/software. Prior work at NASA/Johnson Space Center processing, developing, and sustaining flight hardware; Experience with configuration and data management processes.
This is a full-time, grant-funded position with benefits. Funding for this benefits-eligible position will be continued contingent on funding. Background check is required. To apply, please complete the online application and attach a resume. Applications without the required documents will be considered incomplete and disqualified.
About University of Houston
CEO: Renu Khator
Revenue: $500 million to $1 billion (USD)
Size: 10000+ Employees
Type: College / University
Website: www.uh.edu