Project Engineer - VIPER Vehicle Integration, Test & Operations
Job Description
Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!
We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer - VIPER Vehicle Integration, Test & Operations to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
If selected you will:
- Support vehicle test and transportation activities associated with transition out of storage, post-storage checkout, compatibility testing, shipment preparation, delivery, and integrated test campaigns.
- Coordinate with engineering, integration and test, operations, logistics, quality, safety, and project stakeholders to plan and execute assigned work.
- Develop, update, and maintain engineering products such as work packages, procedures, test plans, readiness documentation, status products, and closeout materials.
- Help identify, track, and resolve technical, schedule, integration, and execution issues affecting vehicle and ground activities.
- Support pre-test, test, and post-test activities, including pathfinding, rehearsals, configuration coordination, anomaly resolution, and lessons learned capture.
- Assist with transportation and handling planning for vehicle, subsystem, or associated ground support equipment moves.
- Contribute to integrated test readiness and mission support planning for vehicle-level and mated system activities.
- Support development of operational concepts, console roles, processes, and training material needed to onboard and prepare future operations personnel.
- Provide day-to-day coordination and clear communication across multiple organizations to ensure work remains aligned to program priorities, milestones, and mission objectives.
- Grow into broader responsibilities supporting future operations staffing, certification, and surface mission readiness.
Qualifications:
This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
- Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 5- 10 years of related experience. License and certification may be required.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
- Experience supporting complex aerospace, flight hardware, test, integration, operations, or vehicle/system development activities.
- Experience working across multiple disciplines to coordinate technical work and drive execution.
- Experience developing or supporting engineering documentation, procedures, plans, or readiness products.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with NASA or human spaceflight/project engineering processes.
- Experience supporting rover, vehicle, spacecraft, payload, or other complex system integration and test.
- Experience with hardware handling, transportation, GSE, pathfinding, or environmental/functional test campaigns.
- Experience supporting readiness reviews, anomaly resolution, or integrated test execution.
- Experience with operations concept development, console operations, training development, or certification planning.
- Familiarity with configuration-controlled environments and disciplined engineering execution.
- Ability to balance near-term execution needs with longer-range program growth.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Positive work-life balance
- 100% Employer paid insurance including: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability
- 11 paid holidays annually
- Generous PTO
- 401k after 12 months of service with employer match
- Education assistance
- Relocation assistance (if applicable)
Mclaurin is a unique organization with a special focus on combining the best features of research and industry in order to foster innovation. Our organization strongly supports research, publication, and engagement with the academic community. We encourage our employees to remain on the cutting edge of new developments in their respective disciplines.
US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.
Mclaurin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.