Structures and Mechanisms Engineer, HLS

About the role

Amentum, NASA's largest engineering solutions provider, is hiring a Structures and Mechanisms Engineer for the HLS Crew Structures under the JETSII contract with Barrios. The engineer performs risk-based structural insight reviews of commercial provider deliverables, supports the Crew Structures Lead, and acts as Responsible Engineer (RE) for NASA-owned GFP structural readiness. The work is generally office-based, with occasional inside or outside tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Review risk-based structural insight reviews of commercial provider deliverables, including design data books, stress analysis reports, verification plans, hazard reports and test results.
• Map requirements traceability between HLS structural requirements and provider verification events, and flag gaps, inconsistencies or risks.
• Check provider compliance with HLS adjudicated design and construction standards, and review qualification and acceptance test plans, reports and structural performance verification datasets.
• Support the Crew Structures Lead with Blue Origin and SpaceX milestone readiness evaluations and other insight duties.
• As Responsible Engineer, track and document GFP structural status and verification progress, own the GFP Confluence pages, and coordinate with NASA GFP teams, CrewCo, SVS and providers.
• Elevate structural risks or verification gaps to the Crew Structures Lead and provide monthly readiness status updates.
• Perform independent structural analyses using CAD/FEA tools (Creo, FEMAP, NX, NASTRAN) to assess design maturity, load paths and structural margins, and build and run finite element models to validate provider assumptions.

Required profile

• Typically a bachelor's degree in Engineering and 5-10 years of related experience; license and certification may be required.
• 3+ years of experience designing, analyzing or building structural or mechanical systems (projects and research count).
• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical or structural engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace, automotive or aviation, or in support of those industries.
• Familiarity with NASA, DoD, ASME and AIAA design and construction standards.
• Ability to complete a U.S. government background investigation; proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent residency may be required.

Required skills

• FEA solvers: ABAQUS, ANSYS or Nastran
• CAD/FEA tools such as Creo, FEMAP, NX and NASTRAN
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

What we offer

• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, disability and life insurance, pet insurance.
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off) when applicable, onsite cafeteria, and career growth opportunities.