Crew Provisions (NASA) Hardware Specialist

Description

Job Description:

Leidos has an excellent opportunity to join NASA’s Cargo Mission Contract (CMC) as a part of the Crew Provisions team in our Houston/Webster, Texas office.  This is an entry level position where the candidate will learn, grow and perform in an engineer role as a Crew Provisions Hardware Specialist. 

This position involves working on tasks related to the hardware CMC sustains for NASA's International Space Station (ISS), Orion, Human Landing System (HLS), Gateway and Commercial Programs.  In addition, the position will support hardware project development and certification of spaceflight. The team member will perform daily tasks including maintenance, repair, research, development, preparation, delivery, and performing 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. 

Must be able to pass a Public Trust background investigation; U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency is required due to length investigation for non-U.S. persons.

This is a hybrid position which requires in office support on a weekly basis, once trained the anticipated schedule is 3 days in office and 2 days remote.  Support of tests and other activities may be required outside of normal working hours, but is not typical.

Primary Responsibilities

• Author and monitor work orders, purchase requests, job plans, non-conformance reports, internal/external customer presentations, designs, and trade studies

• Perform pre-flight processing and delivery, assembly and stowage of hardware

• 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

• Support multiple requests and projects, prioritize, and accomplish tasks in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines

• Read, interpret, and develop engineering drawings

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline. Additional years of experience and/or relevant certifications will be considered in lieu of degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Microsoft Suite, MS Project, and MS SharePoint

• Experience working with multi-discipline teams and customers

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Organized, proactive, and communicates clearly

Pay Range:

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 47,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.   For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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