Contamination and Control Engineer

Title:

Position Summary

Contamination Control Engineer

Job Description

This job includes implementing contamination controls and operations for spacecraft, instruments, and associated hardware at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). Will guide and instruct technicians to ensure proper contamination control during Integration and Test (I&T) operations, including hardware cleaning, inspection, bagging and transport.  Challenges include risk mitigation during environmental test (thermal vacuum, vibration, acoustic & electromagnetic compatibility) as well as during internal transport.  You will also monitor, evaluate, and verify implementation of Project contamination control requirements and assist in troubleshooting and solving contamination problems.  It is important for you to be agile and adaptable as this can be a rapidly evolving environment, sometimes with short turnaround needed to respond to Project needs.  These activities will be primarily in-person, on site at GSFC.

Requirements

Education:  Bachelor of Science + 10 years          

Preferred Disciplines: Engineering, Chemistry or Physics

Required Skills & Experience:  This position requires substantial, relevant experience working in an aerospace clean room, preferably with space flight hardware, and ideally on site at GSFC.  You also need a suitable foundation of knowledge/skills, like a B.S. in Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or Math (or equivalent experience), plus a willingness and demonstrated ability to learn on the job.  Equally important are good communication skills, including across disciplines and technical knowledge levels.  You will need to work well in a team, accept direction from more experienced contamination control engineers, and with engineers in various disciplines, as well technicians and management staff. 

Desirable Skills, Experience: Experience with hardware cleaning and inspection methods in aerospace clean rooms is highly desirable.  Knowledge of relevant materials, processes, coatings, planetary protection (biology, microbiology), outgassing, offgassing, vacuum systems, and the space environment (vacuum, particulate and electromagnetic radiation, thermal, atomic oxygen) are valuable. 

Basic Compensation:

Jobs on this contract range from $138,600-  $207,900.00.  Pay range is specific to the Greenbelt, MD area.

The offered rate will be based on the position, contract affordability, the selected candidate’s working location, knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

KBR Benefits:​ 

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule.  We support career advancement through professional training and development.​ 

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