Environment Control and Life Support System Engineer

Requisition Number: 10010

Time Commitment: Extended hours and occasional weekends as needed

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $95,000 – $175,000

Security Clearance: ITAR Compliance

Level of

Experience:

Entry/Early Career/Mid/Senior

Cambrian Space is building a human-rated lunar habitat platform to enable a sustained human presence on the Moon and the lunar industrial economy that will follow.

Our habitats are built around life. We engineer the conditions people take for granted on Earth (breathable air, stable pressure, controlled temperature and humidity) and make them dependable in one of the harshest environments humans have ever tried to live in.

An economy beyond Earth depends on people being able to stay there. We’re building the infrastructure that makes that possible, starting on the Moon.

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As an Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) Engineer, you will be the subject matter expert on all life support components and their production. This opportunity will utilize your knowledge, experience, and creativity to develop novel solutions at the cutting edge of space technology. Your team will develop the necessary hardware to maintain environmental and thermal control as well as support life inside the human-rated lunar habitat.

Your team's work will adhere to the highest rigor of standards in order to sustain human life on the Moon. The role requires cross-disciplinary attention, as it involves designing, analyzing, testing, and manufacturing components critical to the safety of future inhabitants. You will work with other engineers to support these goals and have the opportunity to contribute to the cutting-edge technology that will support life on other planets.

The position is based in Los Angeles, CA.

• Conceptualization, design, and build of creative life support and thermal control systems for Cambrian Space’s lunar habitat, across disciplines such as fans and air distribution, air sanitation, water collection and reclamation, waste management, fire suppression, and active thermal control.
• Rapidly iterate on manufacturing processes and development testing in a fast-paced environment
• Be responsible for project delivery timeline from early design through production, launch, and sustained operations.
• Lead design reviews internally and externally with suppliers and customers
• Work with interdisciplinary customers to ensure the component will integrate with the necessary avionics, software, mission operations, etcetera
• Ensure designs are manufacturable and reliable
• Exemplify technical excellence and be accountable for your own work

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline OR High School Diploma or equivalent and 2 years of relevant experience

• 3+ years of experience working with fluid systems, mechanical systems, environmental control systems, or components (internship and project team experience is applicable)
• 1+ years of experience leading an engineering team

• ITAR Requirements:
  To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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