Nondestructive Evaluation Engineer
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Location: Houston, TX 77084
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Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Engineer
Houston, Texas
Our long-term client relationship with NASA has led to a need for a Nondestructive Evaluation Engineer (NDE) on the JETS II contract at Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX).
Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With the first commercial lunar landing in history, multiple NASA lunar missions in development, and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting our customers and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.
Responsibilities:
As the Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Engineer, you will:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
US EEO Statement:
Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.
Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Engineer
Houston, Texas
Our long-term client relationship with NASA has led to a need for a Nondestructive Evaluation Engineer (NDE) on the JETS II contract at Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX).
Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With the first commercial lunar landing in history, multiple NASA lunar missions in development, and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting our customers and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.
Responsibilities:
As the Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Engineer, you will:
- Review NDE procedures, NDE inspection reports, and NDE systems.
- Analyze and resolve NDE issues and complete actions towards resolution.
- Prepare and present reports on NDE work activity in various program meetings.
- Develop NDE requirements and procedures.
- Implement NDE procedures and perform NDE lab inspections.
- Prepare and present NDE inspection reports.
- Provide support for maintaining the NASA NDE system, including the NDE lab, to provide state-of-the-art NDE operations.
- Participate in all applicable technical forums, including Engineering Review Boards (ERBs) and Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings, by providing information relevant to resolving issues/problems/concerns involving metallic and nonmetallic materials.
- Provide vendors with recommendations for qualification and acceptance testing that will properly satisfy verification of requirements.
- Represent NASA NDE/M&P engineering at government and industry materials & processing (M&P) and fracture control engineering forums, including technical interchange meetings, working groups, and conferences as required.
- Travel occasionally as required.
- Perform other duties as required.
Required Qualifications:
- Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possesses 5-10 years of related experience. License and certification may be required.
- Experienced in NDE procedure assessments, NDE procedure development, and NDE problem resolution.
- Knowledgeable in NDE systems, including industry standards, NDE procedure documents, and NDE audit requirements.
- Familiar with desktop software applications; MS Office is required.
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to critically assess NDE processes and designs and work in a multi-disciplinary team.
Preferred Qualifications:
- The candidate must have a minimum B.S. degree in science or engineering from an accredited university with 5-10 years of industry experience. Formal education in NDE is desirable but not necessary if professional NDE training/experience has been obtained. ASNT Level 3 certification is favorable but not necessary.
- Previous experience supporting NDE development, test, and evaluation activities for NASA and/or Aerospace projects.
- Familiar with metallic and nonmetallic materials and their manufacturing processes, which include welding, additive manufacturing, composite fabrication, and repair.
- Familiar with fracture control, materials compatibility, and design allowable for aerospace systems such as aircraft and spacecraft structures and their associated Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and systems.
US EEO Statement:
Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.