Thermal Protection System (TPS) Engineer

%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width%5C:0px;background-color%5C:rgb(255, 255, 255);color%5C:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family%5C:Arial;font-size%5C:13.02px;font-style%5C:normal;font-variant-caps%5C:normal;font-variant-ligatures%5C:normal;font-weight%5C:400;letter-spacing%5C:normal;margin%5C:0px 0px 12px;orphans%5C:2;text-align%5C:start;text-decoration-color%5C:initial;text-decoration-style%5C:initial;text-decoration-thickness%5C:initial;text-indent%5C:0px;text-transform%5C:none;white-space%5C:normal;widows%5C:2;word-spacing%5C:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color%5C:transparent;color%5C:#000000;font-family%5C:%27trebuchet ms%27, geneva, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height%5C:14.98px;%22%3EAre 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!%26nbsp;%26nbsp; %26nbsp;%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width%5C:0px;background-color%5C:rgb(255, 255, 255);color%5C:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family%5C:Arial;font-size%5C:13.02px;font-style%5C:normal;font-variant-caps%5C:normal;font-variant-ligatures%5C:normal;font-weight%5C:400;letter-spacing%5C:normal;margin%5C:0px 0px 12px;orphans%5C:2;text-align%5C:start;text-decoration-color%5C:initial;text-decoration-style%5C:initial;text-decoration-thickness%5C:initial;text-indent%5C:0px;text-transform%5C:none;white-space%5C:normal;widows%5C:2;word-spacing%5C:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22background-color%5C:transparent;color%5C:#000000;font-family%5C:%27trebuchet ms%27, geneva, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3EWe 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.%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width%5C:0px;background-color%5C:rgb(255, 255, 255);color%5C:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family%5C:Arial;font-size%5C:13.02px;font-style%5C:normal;font-variant-caps%5C:normal;font-variant-ligatures%5C:normal;font-weight%5C:400;letter-spacing%5C:normal;margin%5C:0px 0px 12px;orphans%5C:2;text-align%5C:start;text-decoration-color%5C:initial;text-decoration-style%5C:initial;text-decoration-thickness%5C:initial;text-indent%5C:0px;text-transform%5C:none;white-space%5C:normal;widows%5C:2;word-spacing%5C:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:#000000;font-family%5C:%27trebuchet ms%27, geneva, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3EWe are looking for a %3Cstrong%3EThermal Protection System (TPS) Engineer %3C/strong%3Eto join our team with Barrios, a teammate company.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width%5C:0px;background-color%5C:rgb(255, 255, 255);color%5C:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family%5C:Arial;font-size%5C:13.02px;font-style%5C:normal;font-variant-caps%5C:normal;font-variant-ligatures%5C:normal;font-weight%5C:400;letter-spacing%5C:normal;margin%5C:0px 0px 12px;orphans%5C:2;text-align%5C:start;text-decoration-color%5C:initial;text-decoration-style%5C:initial;text-decoration-thickness%5C:initial;text-indent%5C:0px;text-transform%5C:none;white-space%5C:normal;widows%5C:2;word-spacing%5C:0px;%22%3EAmentum is seeking an experienced Thermal Protection System (TPS) Engineer to support the design, analysis, development, testing, and certification of advanced TPS architectures for human‑rated and uncrewed spacecraft. In this role, you will contribute to the full lifecycle of TPS development for atmospheric entry, ascent, and on‑orbit thermal environments across a variety of space vehicles.%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width%5C:0px;background-color%5C:rgb(255, 255, 255);color%5C:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family%5C:Arial;font-size%5C:13.02px;font-style%5C:normal;font-variant-caps%5C:normal;font-variant-ligatures%5C:normal;font-weight%5C:400;letter-spacing%5C:normal;margin%5C:0px 0px 12px;orphans%5C:2;text-align%5C:start;text-decoration-color%5C:initial;text-decoration-style%5C:initial;text-decoration-thickness%5C:initial;text-indent%5C:0px;text-transform%5C:none;white-space%5C:normal;widows%5C:2;word-spacing%5C:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3EYou will work closely with interdisciplinary engineering teams to ensure TPS designs meet mission requirements for structural integrity, thermal performance, reliability, manufacturability, and safety.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width%5C:0px;background-color%5C:rgb(255, 255, 255);color%5C:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family%5C:Arial;font-size%5C:13.02px;font-style%5C:normal;font-variant-caps%5C:normal;font-variant-ligatures%5C:normal;font-weight%5C:400;letter-spacing%5C:normal;margin%5C:0px 0px 12px;orphans%5C:2;text-align%5C:start;text-decoration-color%5C:initial;text-decoration-style%5C:initial;text-decoration-thickness%5C:initial;text-indent%5C:0px;text-transform%5C:none;white-space%5C:normal;widows%5C:2;word-spacing%5C:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3E%3Ci%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height%5C:107%;%22%3E** We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews. **%3C/span%3E%3C/i%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EKey Responsibilities%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top%5C:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list%5C:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops%5C:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3ESupport the design, analysis, and verification of ablative, reusable, and multi‑layer insulating TPS materials for spacecraft.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list%5C:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops%5C:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3EDevelop thermal models and perform transient/steady‑state analyses to evaluate TPS performance across mission phases.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list%5C:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops%5C:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3EConduct material trade studies, risk identification, and mitigation planning.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list%5C:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops%5C:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3ESupport TPS subsystem requirements development, validation, and configuration management.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list%5C:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops%5C:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3EInterface with structural, aerothermal, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams to integrate TPS solutions into the vehicle design.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list%5C:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops%5C:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3EReview aerothermal environment predictions and translate loads into actionable TPS design criteria.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list%5C:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops%5C:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3EParticipate in fabrication process development, qualification testing, and non‑destructive evaluation planning.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list%5C:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops%5C:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3EConduct laboratory and high-temperature testing of TPS materials in support of design, development, test and evaluation.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list%5C:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops%5C:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3EPlan testing and analyze results from high enthalpy test facilities (arc jet, inductively coupled plasma (ICP) torch, etc.)%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list%5C:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops%5C:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3ESupport anomaly investigations and root‑cause analyses related to TPS performance.%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list%5C:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops%5C:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color%5C:black;font-family%5C:%27Trebuchet MS%27, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size%5C:14px;%22%3EPrepare technical documentation including analysis reports, presentations, verification artifacts, and data packages.%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family%5C:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E​%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family%5C:%27Arial%27,sans-serif;%22%3E​%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E