Job Description:

Component Engineer

Laurel, Maryland

Expected Job Duties:

Support Parts Control Board activities with internal design engineers, external subcontractors/vendors and sponsors, including, but not limited to:

• EEE parts selection, screening & qualification test plans, derating and approval.
• Generate test travelers & review test data (vendor & in-house). Coordinate with external test houses, as required.
• Generate, review, and disposition part discrepancy forms, including support Material Review Board (MRB) activities associated with part failures from Destructive Physical Analysis (DPA), screening or qualification
• Generate Source Control Drawings (SCDs) associated with parts procurement, as well as generate & review part requisitions (e.g. provide information regarding quantities required for testing, sole source justifications and general purchase order requirements).
• Provide support in the development of internal processes & procedures, as well as support corrective action generation and close-out.

Required Skills/Education

• BS degree in Math/Science (or related field), with minimum 8 to 10 years experience in EEE parts engineering.
• Comprehensive knowledge of EEE parts engineering activities for NASA space flight programs.
• Knowledge & application of NASA documents & policies; EEE-INST-002, PPL-21, parts selection, derating and test
• High degree of initiative & problem solving skills with the ability to make oral & written arguments in support of Parts Control Board activities.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of integrated project team with limited supervision.
• Proficiency with all Microsoft equivalent office products such as: Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Desired Skills/Education

• Supervisor or other line management experience, knowledge of Materials Engineering and/or Radiation Effects (TID, SEE, ELDRs), MIL-HDBK-1546 & -1547
• Earned Value Management
• Microsoft Project, Visio (or other flowchart software)
• Real-Time database systems
• An understanding of AS9100 requirements

Environment or Special Conditions

• Travel and Overtime, as required