Attention all talented Engineers with Engineering principles and systems understanding:  AMERICAN SYSTEMS wants you to join our winning team as our next Design Engineer at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) on Edwards AFB in California. Come put your Flight Systems Engineering talent to work with us today!

**This is a pipeline requisition designed to collect resumes for potential upcoming work at AMERICAN SYSTEMS and does not represent a current opening.  Qualified candidates will be contacted when an opening/funding becomes available**

 

As a Design Engineer you will:

Work with a team of driven, supportive, and highly skilled professionals. Work on some of the most advanced research systems that will shape the future.  Apply your creativity and engineering in taking concepts to reality.  Receive a robust benefits package that includes Employee Stock Ownership Plan! Enjoy flexibility managing your work hours and personal needs with a single accrual leave plan.

 

Job Responsibilities:

Serve as a design operations engineer for Dryden projects which may include manned or unmanned projects to develop and assist in the development of advanced aircraft system technologies. Develop design models and drawings for assembly, installation and integration of research and scientific instruments into NASA’s Aircraft. Assist in set up and conduct tests or studies of complete systems, components, or concepts under research test conditions to investigate proposals for improving performance or other factors Record test or report procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and makes recommendations for change. Create reports and other documentation necessary to describe the results of studies and/or tests. Analyze indicated and calculated results in relation to requirements, specifications, or test objectives. Generate and validate test procedures to ensure that all system requirements are met. Document and elicit user requirements, perform requirements decomposition and allocation to fully document operational and functional needs for systems in specific technical areas. Create project schedules to track progress on projects and to ensure that deadlines are met. Analyze project objectives and requirements, develop plans for conducting projects, provide support for the project safety review process, Participate in the development of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, documentation of hazards, and the specification and implementation of mitigations to those hazards.  Review project instructions to ascertain requirements, specifications, procedures, objectives, equipment, nature of technical problem, and possible solutions. Set up and conduct tests or studies of complete systems, components, or concepts under research test conditions to investigate proposals for improving performance or other factors. Record test or report procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and make recommendations for changes. Create reports and other documentation necessary to describe the results of studies and/or tests. Analyze indicated and calculated results in relation to requirements, specifications, or test objectives. Mentor engineers in specific technical areas and/or the system engineering process and project management principles. Perform work in accordance with NASA ISO AS9100 procedures and applicable regulatory requirements. Follow the safe practices and rules contained in the Safety and Health plan and other such rules and practices communicated on the job.  Report status to Senior Technical Lead and/or Task Focal Point in standardized format on or before due date.

NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES A 9/80 WORK SCHEDULE