Thrust Vector Control Lab Electrical​/Electromechanical Engineer; ES2

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Electrical/Electromechanical Engineer

The Thrust Vector Control (TVC) Systems Integration and Components Development team is seeking a senior-level Electrical/Electromechanical Engineer to provide electrical and electromechanical engineering support for laboratory activities, test preparation, execution, hardware integration, troubleshooting, data analysis, and technical coordination for NASA and ASED team members.

• Provide senior-level electrical and electromechanical engineering support to the Propulsion Department’s laboratory and test activities.
• Lead or coordinate design, integration, checkout, troubleshooting, and evaluation of electromechanical components, controllers, actuators, instrumentation, and related test systems.
• Provide senior TVC and electromechanical actuator/controller support—including development, verification, troubleshooting, launch or test support, and evaluation as applicable.
• Develop, evaluate, and improve control strategies for electromechanical systems, including feedback control loops, software interfaces, system response, and control parameter tuning.
• Plan and coordinate electrical test setups, data acquisition, sensors/transducers, signal conditioning, wiring, cable/interface definition, and laboratory troubleshooting.
• Evaluate requirements, hardware and software configurations, performance characteristics, test procedures, and test results; provide technical comments and recommended dispositions.
• Coordinate with engineers, technicians, customers, and vendors to support fabrication, integration, test preparation, test execution, issue resolution, and workload prioritization.
• Participate in or lead anomaly and failure investigation activities; identify, document, and pursue resolution of technical issues.
• Create or review specifications for in‑house and purchased hardware, and support vendor/supplier coordination as needed.
• Support development and review of test plans and participate in testing for development, qualification, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Analyze test and flight data, create performance reports, and deliver results with recommendations.
• Provide periodic status updates to program, task, and team leadership, and mentor or guide less‑experienced engineers and technicians as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Degree in Engineering or related STEM field from an ABET‑accredited university. Typically, educational requirements are equivalent to a BS with 0‑5 years of experience.

• Electrical or electromechanical engineering experience in a laboratory, test, aerospace, propulsion, or similar technical environment.
• Demonstrated ability to independently plan, organize, and execute engineering tasks; determine project objectives and requirements; and develop approaches for diverse technical activities.
• Experience providing technical direction, mentoring, guidance, workload coordination, or review of work performed by engineers, technicians, or support personnel.
• Design, integration, test, troubleshooting, or evaluation of electromechanical components, controllers, avionics, power systems, pumps, mechanisms, instrumentation, or related hardware.
• Instrumentation, data acquisition, signal conditioning, wiring/cable interfaces, sensors/transducers, and electrical test setup planning and troubleshooting.
• Expertise with system dynamics, modeling system response, and tuning control parameters for optimal performance.
• Working knowledge of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control techniques relative to components, tubes, avionics, instrumentation, and/or welded hardware.
• Experience with development, verification, qualification, validation, or troubleshooting testing of aerospace or complex technical components; ability to communicate technical issues, reports, results, and recommendations clearly.
• Must be a US Citizen and have a STAR .

• Working knowledge of component design for thrust vector control systems such as actuators, mechanisms, valves, bellows, tubes, latches, pressurized components, or aerospace hardware.
• Knowledge of NASA, aerospace, or…