Project Engineer (Rodent Research Sustaining & Crew Health Care Systems Sustaining)

Description
Leidos has an excellent opportunity for a Project Engineer to work on the Cargo Mission Contract (CMC) to support Rodent Research (RR) Sustaining and Crew Health Care Systems (CHeCS) Sustaining. In this position the engineer will work on sustaining tasks for CMC hardware and support projects involving the development and certification of spaceflight hardware in support of NASA's International Space Station (ISS), Orion, Human Landing System (HLS), Commercial Programs, and Gateway Programs. They will maintain, repair, research, develop, prepare, deliver, and perform inventory management of flight and non-flight hardware items. The team works with commercial software such as IBM Maximo, Microsoft (MS) Office Suite, and MS SharePoint, in addition to CMC custom software. Support of tests and other activities may be required outside of normal working hours.

US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency and the ability to successfully obtain a Public Trust Clearance are required.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform analytical integration and physical processing activities to support pressurized cargo requirements
• Perform Maintenance and Operations (M&O) and Sustaining Engineering (SE) functions for the CHeCS and RR hardware systems
• Develop new hardware, modify, or recertify existing hardware or Commercial-off-the Shelf (COTS) hardware, as needed and to the applicable environment
• Present briefing material, data, analyses and technical input for status and to support decision making at the various NASA Program reviews, control boards, panels, forums, working groups, and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM), including but not limited to International Space Station, Orion, Gateway, Human Landing System programs
• Represent the Sustaining Engineering department at CMC as a subject matter expert for the RR and CHeCS hardware groups in both internal and external customer meetings
• Interface and coordinate effectively with subcontractors, customers, and team members to ensure seamless project execution and collaboration
• Present ongoing and completed work to internal management boards and external customers; provide timely and effective communication regarding status and needs
• Document and present project and routine work status in business rhythm forums on a weekly, bi-weekly, quarterly, bi-annual, and annual basis
• Manage and support multiple requests and projects simultaneously, effectively prioritizing and executing tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment with stringent deadlines
• Manage Requests for Support (RFS) and Manifest Requests (MR), and handle authoring and monitoring of work orders, purchase requests, job plans, non-conformance reports, internal and external customer presentations, designs, and trade studies
• Perform pre-flight processing, assembly, delivery, and stowage of hardware
• Monitor inventory levels, tool calibration, and part obsolesce
• Support the early/on-time delivery of flight and non-flight CHeCS hardware in accordance with Manifest Request (MRs), Request for Support (RFSs)
• Identify, investigate, resolve, and document flight and ground hardware anomalies
• Provide technical engineering support and perform steps via work authorizing documents
• Support hardware development projects to certify, flight-configure, and deliver new hardware for spaceflight
• Create and maintain project resource-loaded schedules in MS Project Professional
• Develop basis-of-estimates (BOEs) for new work
• Read, interpret, and develop engineering drawings to fabricate flight hardware
• Maintain and uphold the highest standards of quality across all services and processes
• Develop and document streamlined and efficient workflows in process documents to optimize operational efficiency and effectiveness
• Support Rodent Research hardware refurbishment maintenance, preparation, routing and tracking to support RR mission operations
• Responsible for maintaining all training and certifications required to perform in role

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of relevant experience; or Associate's Degree plus additional college-level coursework towards related degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficient with the engineering drawings process
• Proficient in reading and implementing requirements from engineering drawings and work orders
• Knowledge of and familiarity with Rodent Research processes
• A good understanding and working knowledge of the CMC sustained tools and frequently used NASA tools (Maximo, EDCC/JEDII, EDMS, CDS, MIDAS Prime)
• Experience using MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
• Experience working with multi-discipline teams and customers
• Strong organizational skills; proactive and clear communicator

Preferred Qualifications

• A thorough understanding of the CMC Rodent Research Sustaining Scope
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Experience working with multi-discipline teams and customers
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Original Posting Date: 2024-08-19While 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: Pay Range $68,900.00 - $124,550.00
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.
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