Facility Engineer - Test (PTC)

The Test Facilities Operation, Maintenance and Engineering (TFOME) contract at the NASA Glenn Research Center, Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio is searching for a Facility Engineer to serve as a Test Engineer for specific test projects assisting the lead operations engineer and civil servant lead engineer at the In-Space Propulsion (ISP) Test Facility within the Propulsion Test Complex (PTC). 

TFOME is dedicated to excellence in service and to providing outstanding opportunities for our employees. We specialize in providing engineering and technical services in the areas of aerospace propulsion and power test facilities.

1. Provide research and technology engineering associated with the test facility and test project following existing procedures dictating the process for test engineering.
2. Lead a test project from initial interactions with customer, through requirements development, test concept development and design, and periodic reviews.
3. Support the test planning team, developing facility interfaces required to successfully execute a test project.
4. Additional responsibilities include focusing on hazards analysis, theoretical analyses, defining experimental requirements, conceptual design and analysis of experiment hardware, test support, and reduction and analysis of data.

1. A minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline and at least 5 years’ experience in engineering is required.
2. Must be experienced in space systems design, test, and analysis. This senior test engineer must be capable of applying testing experience in various space efforts immediately upon entry into the position. 
3. Must have extensive experience with testing at other NASA test facilities and writing requirements documents for such facilities.
4. Must have a strong background in project management, leadership skills, test engineering, quality (ISO 9001) and safety assurance.
5. Knowledge of Cryogenic Systems (or similar) is a plus.