Materials & Processes Systems Lead

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 Materials & Processes Systems Lead to join the team.

Building on more than four decades of experience in providing innovative integration solutions for government and commercial space programs, Barrios offers an extensive range of engineering, software, and related technology integration services in support of the aerospace community. As a woman-owned and operated small business, we are a people-focused company that supports professional development, while working to ensure that you maintain a healthy work-life balance. 

Barrios employees actively participate in the growth of the commercial spaceflight industry through our partnerships with companies leading commercial space development, as well as successfully supporting NASA as our primary government customer. Our long history supporting Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the International Space Station, and now Commercial LEO, lays the groundwork for future missions to the Moon through our work on Orion, Gateway, and the Space Launch System. 

The Materials & Processes Systems Lead will:

• Advise, guide, and provide consultation on requirements for Materials & Processes (M&P) for intravehicular (IVA) and extravehicular (EVA) environments, including materials selection,process control and qualification, design for corrosion prevention, electrical bonding, flammability, toxic offgassing, and processes specification
• Assist in review and development of hardware, analysis, operation, hazard reviews, anomaly resolution, requirements verification, re-flight assessments, and flight acceptance testing
• Formulate presentations and present to program boards as appropriate
• Implement M&P system requirements into hardware design and develop verification and validation plans and statements
• Provide input to program/project specifications and ensure appropriate materials requirements are incorporated into all program/project specifications at the right level
• Review project/program documentation, specifications, and engineering drawings to ensure M&P requirements are met for spaceflight hardware
• Assess whether standard vendor processes meet requirements, and if not, clearly define changes that need to be implemented
• Provide vendors with recommendations for qualification and acceptance testing that will properly satisfy verification of requirements
• Provide inspection and manufacturing process support for human space flight system
• Other duties as required

This position is posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate’s experience, position requirements and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised. 

Required Education/Experience/Skills:

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and normally possess 5-10 years of related experience
• License and certification may be required
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Metallurgy, Materials Science, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Systems)
• 7 or more years of related work experience in Materials and Processes
• Knowledge in materials and processes for space applications, including materials selection (metallics and non-metallics), design for corrosion prevention and electrical bonding, failure analysis, heat treatment, adhesive bonding, contamination control, etc.
• Familiar with metallic and nonmetallic materials specifications, properties, testing
• Knowledge in engineering drawing review for materials and processes
• Overall background on M&P working knowledge for different systems: propulsion, crew compartments, environmental life support systems, thermal, and electronic systems
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to critically assess manufacturing/material processes and designs
• Willingness to learn and coordinate across other disciplines is highly desired
• Ability to assess and prioritize tasks and identify potential technical risks
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a multidisciplinary field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Preferred Education/Experience/Skills:

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering
• 10 or more years of related Materials and Processes work experience for spacecraft
• Previous experience in material selection (metallics and non-metallics) for electrical components, corrosion prevention, flammability prevention, oxygen compatibility, processes qualification, contamination control, development, test, and evaluation for NASA and/or aerospace projects
• Previous experience in directing, guiding, and coordinating a technical team is highly desirable
• Previous experience with human space flight system engineering and integration practices

Essential Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol as outlined in our Drug Free Workplace policy.
• Work may involve sitting for extended periods.
• May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lb.
• Must have sufficient mobility to enter areas of test facilities where necessary.
• Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.
• Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, fax, etc.)
• Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical.
• Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.
• Must be able to work in a team atmosphere.
• Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation.
• Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.
• This position may require some commuting and traveling to other installations as needed.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity; for immediate consideration, apply now!

Barrios Technology is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in several states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.

Barrios Technology is an Equal Employment Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.