MATERIALS ENGINEER at Aerodyne Industries – Greenbelt, Maryland

Aerodyne Industries is a dynamic, rapidly growing engineering and information technology services firm headquartered on Florida’s exciting Space Coast. With locations throughout the US, we take pride in delivering small business agility with large corporation capabilities. Our list of clients count on us to prepare NASA’s Missions to the Moon and Mars and to defend our nation supporting the Missile Defense Agency and Department of Defense.  Join the adventure of a lifetime by becoming a teammate with Aerodyne Industries and work on projects that will define our future.

Job Description:

The candidate will support the Materials Engineering Branch at Goddard Space Flight Center working in the Mechanical Testing Laboratory and other laboratories as required. Daily work assignments include structural component testing, test fixture design and fabrication, test instrumentation setup, data collection and analysis, and report generation. Assignments come from all projects at Goddard Space Flight Center and include both ground-based and flight hardware.

Job Requirements:

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree or higher in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent with 5-10 years’ experience working in a laboratory environment, knowledge of laboratory safety, the ability to work without direction and maintain highly precise laboratory equipment, and the required skills to analyze test data and effectively present the results. Previous work experience at Goddard Space Flight Center is preferred.

All candidates must meet the 22 CFR 120.15 definition of U.S. Persons.

The candidate must possess a keen understanding of and experience with CAD software, standard computer spreadsheets, word processing, and presentation software packages. Excellent written and communication skills are required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status