Space Suit Project Engineer
KBR · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Houston, Texas, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Mid
- 3+ years
Provide engineering support for the design, development, fabrication, assembly, engineering evaluation, testing, and certification of hardware for use on exploration missions (e.g. Orion, Human Landing System) in support of Space Suit Development on the Human Health and Performance Contract (HHPC) at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC).
Responsibilities
- Responsible for compliance with Safety, Health and Environmental plan
- Responsible for compliance with the Quality Assurance Plan, policies and procedures
- Maintain Safety records and certifications
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and test space suits and related hardware
- Support the design, fabrication, and testing of softgoods and hardgoods suit components
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or greater in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, or related field) from an accredited university
- Nice to have: Space suit design
- Nice to have: Softgoods components fabrication
- Nice to have: Lunar dust testing and mitigation in spaceflight hardware
- Nice to have: Optimizing manufacturing processes for space hardware