Blast and Debris Analysis Engineer

Job Description – Blast and Debris Analysis Engineer (ADV
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Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED) is comprised of 10 companies and is located at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, AL. ASED has been a primary contractor for NASA since 1989 and supports marquee NASA programs, including the Space Launch System, International Space Station, space optics fabrication, earth and space sciences, and advanced propulsion system development.

• Support designing, testing, and measuring explosive environments including blast waves and high‑speed imagery for the development of empirical blast and fragmentation models.
• Support development or improvement of test processes and operations.
• Support test setup such as installation of pressure transducers, strain gauges, thermocouples, and high‑speed cameras.
• Apply engineering techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate specific problems, data, or other work features that are broad in scope and complexity.
• Participate and present findings in reviews, meetings, teleconferences, and working groups.
• Identify, describe, and communicate potential risks.
• Provide clear and effective communications with internal and external partners and stakeholders.

• Preferred skills in quantifying lethality, survivability, or vulnerability.
• Skilled with numerical computing environments such as Python, C++ or MATLAB and their application to modeling and simulation.
• Capability to perform basic aerodynamic analysis and apply physics‑based models for the prediction of thermal environments, blast and debris environments, pressure vessel ruptures, and propellant explosions.
• Knowledge of launch vehicles and spacecraft, including propulsion systems and flight/orbital mechanics.
• Knowledge of launch vehicle abort and flight termination systems.
• Experience designing, testing, and measuring explosive environments including blast waves and high‑speed imagery for the development of empirical blast and fragmentation models.
• Proficiency with the installation and use of sensing elements such as pressure transducers, strain gauges, thermocouples, and high‑speed cameras.
• Knowledge in the production and processing of documentation required for test operations such as Safety Assessments, Standard Operating Procedures, and Test Readiness Reviews.
• Excellent written and oral technical communication skills, with the ability to clearly define and describe a technical subject to peers across various engineering disciplines.
• Self‑motivated, proactive, and effective team player with customer relations skills and experience working in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to perform tasks requiring focus and attention to detail and complete them within prescribed organizational schedules.
• Ability to be flexible and easily refocus when task directions or requirements change.
• Ability to interface and collaborate with all levels of engineering and project management.
• Intermediate skills using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams & Outlook).
• Ability to acquire certifications for handling cryogenic and high‑pressure systems.
• Familiarity with design and fabrication of test apparatus and structures.
• Familiarity with safety processes in an outdoor testing environment.

General office (50%) and test environment (50%). Requires ability to provide clear, concise, accurate and timely communication, both verbally and in writing (100%). Requires ability to interact professionally with co‑workers, management, and client (100%).

Requires sitting for extended periods of time in meetings with peers, management, and with our client at NASA facilities to discuss technical issues (10%). Requires sitting for extended periods of time at a desk to perform engineering tasks and write reports (35%). Also requires standing and walking for extended periods of time in the test area (50%). Requires ability to use stairs or elevators for access between floors and multiple buildings at NASA and Amentum facilities (5%).

Requires ability to operate a personal computer, a telephone, fax machine, copier, calculator, and other general…