Qualis Corporation is hiring a

Structural Test Engineer 2

Huntsville, United States
Full-Time

The Test Engineer will:

  • Support senior Test Engineers (coordination of test plan implementation and follow ET30 procedures) for Structural Strength Testing.
  • Scope of work will include test planning, scheduling, procurement, procedural preparations, test conduct, and fixture fabrication.
  • Interact with drawings of facilities, test hardware, customer hardware, and instrumentation requirements.
  • Write instructions for technician operations, including application of safety procedures.

Job Duties will include:

  • Coordination with NASA project level customers across organizations to ensure mission success.
  • Work with a diverse team of civil servants and contractors to design, develop, setup, and perform structural testing on space flight qualification hardware, and other mission critical hardware.
  • Participate in a Beyond Zero Safety Culture, attend safety meetings, task meetings, design reviews, and test readiness reviews as requested to support ESSCA and customer requirements.
  • Develop and deliver reports and presentations as requested to support ESSCA and customer requirements via Power Point and other various software packages.
  • Perform safety and certification training to support ESSCA and customer requirements.
  • Familiarity with OSHA standards.
  • No travel required.

Essential Functions

Work Environment: 

Office and laboratory environment. 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 travel in the domestic USA (<10%).

Physical Requirements:

Requires sitting for extended periods of time in meetings with peers, management, and with our client at NASA facilities to discuss technical issues (10%). Also, requires sitting for extended periods of time at a desk to write reports and perform engineering tasks (40%). Requires ability to use stairs or elevators for access between floors and multiple buildings at NASA and our facilities (10%).  

Equipment and Machines: 

Requires ability to operate a personal computer, a telephone, fax machine, copier, calculator, and other general office equipment (100%).

Attendance: 

Normal workday is from 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Minimal overtime may be required (10%) to meet schedule milestones and to support technical demands of the job. Regular attendance is a necessity and adequate arrangements for delegating duties during absences are required.

Other Essential Functions:

 

The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and to make rational decisions, and to exercise good judgment is essential (100%). Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

 

Requirements

Qualifications:

Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or related field with 8+ years of experience in the aerospace field is required. Degree from an ABET accredited institution is preferred.  Typically, educational requirement is a BS with 8+ years of experience.

The ideal candidate will be an Engineer with a strong sampling of the following skills and a desire to learn:

  • Desire to conduct detailed hands-on work in a Lab testing environment on sub scale models to full scale structures in some of NASA’s largest indoor and outdoor test facilities. 
  • Load Control systems.
    Instrumentation systems, with emphasis on strain, displacement, and force measurement.
  • Facility and space hardware operations.
  • High pressure gas and hydraulic systems
  • Operations in the presence of Cryogenic Liquids and Explosives.

Benefits

Qualis is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse and talented workforce who can contribute to the mission and vision of the Company. Our employees are our greatest asset and we promote a positive work environment, teamwork, professional growth, innovation, community involvement, flexible scheduling and a family-friendly work environment.

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