IVA Spacesuit Project Engineer
Amentum Holdings, Inc. · Texas
📍 US-TX-Houstonvia workdayFirst listed here 2026-08-17
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Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!
We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.
We have an exciting opportunity for a IVA Spacesuit Project Engineer to join the team with Oceaneering, a teammate company!
We are seeking a highly motivated Project Engineer to support the development, integration, testing, procurement, and sustainment of Intravehicular Activity (IVA) spacesuit systems for human-rated spaceflight programs. This role serves as the technical integrator between engineering disciplines, manufacturing, suppliers, test organizations, logistics, and program management to ensure successful delivery of mission-critical hardware.
The IVA spacesuit programs and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced engineering environment. The Project Engineer will play a key role in coordinating technical activities, resolving issues, supporting qualification testing, managing procurement efforts, developing technical documentation, and driving project execution from design through flight readiness.
Primary Responsibilities
Coordinate the technical execution of IVA spacesuit hardware throughout the product lifecycle, including design, fabrication, integration, qualification, certification, and operational support.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, including systems, mechanical, electrical, thermal, materials, manufacturing, quality, safety, human factors, logistics, and test engineering.
Develop and maintain Task Performance Sheets (TPS), work packages, engineering task plans, schedules, and project documentation.
Support procurement activities by developing technical specifications, evaluating supplier capabilities, coordinating material acquisitions, and tracking long-lead hardware.
Coordinate engineering change implementation, configuration management, and hardware release activities.
Support qualification, acceptance, integration, and environmental testing of IVA spacesuit systems and associated crew survival equipment.
Participate in test planning, procedure development, test execution, troubleshooting, and post-test data reviews.
Lead technical troubleshooting efforts during development, manufacturing, testing, and integration activities.
Coordinate logistics activities including hardware tracking, inventory management, shipping, receiving, and flight hardware accountability.
Support risk identification, issue resolution, and corrective action implementation.
Prepare technical presentations and status reports for engineering leadership and customers.
Participate in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and integrated product team (IPT) meetings.
Support continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance engineering efficiency and product quality.
Requisition Qualifications:
This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2- 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering environments.
Experience supporting hardware development and engineering integration.
Knowledge of engineering documentation, requirements management, and configuration management.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic development environment.
Requisition Preferences:
The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of experience supporting crew survival systems
5–10 years of engineering experience supporting aerospace or human spaceflight programs.
Minimum 5 years of experience supporting crew survival systems and/or IVA spacesuit systems.
Experience supporting NASA or commercial human spaceflight programs.
Experience with IVA pressure garments, helmets, gloves, visors, restraint systems, or crew equipment.
Experience with procurement and supplier management.
Experience writing Task Performance Sheets (TPS), work instructions, engineering procedures, or test procedures.
Familiarity with engineering project planning and scheduling tools.
Experience in many of the following areas:
IVA Spacesuit Systems
Crew Survival Systems
Pressure Garment Systems
Human-Rated Spacecraft
Space Systems Integration
Qualification Testing
Acceptance Testing
Environmental Testing
Systems Verification and Validation
Test Procedure Development
Task Performance Sheet (TPS) Development
Procurement and Supplier Coordination
Logistics and Material Management
Hardware Tracking and Configuration Control
Engineering Change Management
Failure Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
Troubleshooting Complex Hardware Systems
Risk Management
Requirements Management
Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)
Key Competencies
Technical problem solving
Cross-functional collaboration
Project coordination
Systems thinking
Organization and planning
Attention to detail
Effective communication
Adaptability in fast-paced environments
Initiative and accountability
Continuous improvement mindset
Preferred Industry Experience
Human spaceflight
Commercial crew programs
Space systems dev
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