NASA EEE Parts Engineer

About the role

CACI is hiring an Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts Engineer for the Avionic Systems Division EEE Parts Engineering team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The position supports NASA programs such as the International Space Station, the Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program (spacesuit), Artemis (Orion vehicle) and Moon Base. It is a regular, full-time position requiring up to 10% travel within the continental US and a minimum NACI clearance.

Key responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams and product managers to integrate EEE parts selection into early product development.
• Take part in design reviews, customer acceptance reviews, test planning and milestone review documentation.
• Support projects with documents such as procurement specifications and Source Control Drawings (SCDs).
• Review electrical test data to verify part/lot acceptability.
• Contribute to component selection, screening, qualification, derating, failure analysis and obsolescence reviews for spaceflight applications.
• Draft qualification plans, screening requirements and Non-Standard Part Approval Requests (NSPAR).
• Evaluate manufacturers, materials, construction, usage and reliability of parts and report to the EEE parts control board.
• Review design-phase bills of materials and proposed parts lists, recommending replacements where needed.
• Help close out reliability issues, prepare NASA advisories and GIDEP alerts, and develop part specifications and test procedures.
• Assist contracted test labs and part manufacturers, and review military and industry EEE standards for NASA programs.

Required profile

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics or a related field from an accredited school.
• 7-10 years of directly applicable EEE parts engineering experience.
• Strong communication skills, team player, flexible and able to handle multiple priorities with little supervision.

Required skills

• Knowledge of component failure modes, reliability and specifications and standards.
• Understanding of passive components, microcircuits, hybrids, semiconductors and discrete devices.
• Accelerated reliability testing, reliability theory and failure analysis.
• High-reliability military/DoD or space hardware parts and test specifications.
• Part management plans, destructive physical analysis (DPA) and sourcing in the electronics industry.

Desired: M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field, more than 7-10 years of experience, and knowledge of NASA or aerospace EEE parts standards. Pay range: $76,000 - $155,700 USD.