Amentum · 1 month ago
Associate Electrical Engineer I/II
Amentum is a company involved in supporting NASA's missions to the Moon and Mars. They are seeking motivated Engineers to join their COMET Controls Development Laboratory Software team, responsible for the technical development of safety-critical application software for ground control systems.
Mechanical EngineeringSecurityTechnical Support
Responsibilities
Perform technical development of safety-critical launch PLC products including requirements, design, coding, testing, and documentation
Provide technical support as a part of one or more ground control subsystem development teams
Perform integration across subsystem teams to assure continuity of PLC products
Serve as part of the team responsible for technical integration between the ground subsystems and the NASA customer
Develop and/or evaluate work instruction packages
Support internal and project level reviews, working groups, vendor technical interchange meetings, peer reviews, code walk-throughs and other project deliverables associated with the software delivery lifecycle
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science (BS) in engineering or technical equivalent from an accredited institution
Must be a self-motivated, team player comfortable working in a dynamic environment
Knowledge and experience troubleshooting electrical and control systems
Ability to read engineering schematics, drawings, and engineering specification is required
If offered a position, proof of U.S. Citizenship or Legal Permanent Resident/Green Card holder of the United States is required
Needs to have clear, concise, and accurate communication skills
Must have ability to work well with office staff and customer representatives
Must be dependable and punctual
Must maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that fosters good relations with customers, clients, co-workers, and management
Must pass a federal background investigation
Must comply with all 'drug free workplace' requirements as mandated by directives issued by the appropriate federal contracting officer and the company, which requires drug testing for use of illegal drugs by employees in sensitive positions
Preferred
PLC development experience using Allen Bradley PLC's/RSlogix software platform is highly desired
Knowledge of scripting languages is desired (VBA, Python)
Experience/familiarity with Linux operating systems
Experience with Version One or other similar Agile software methodologies
Knowledge of electrical control panel assembly fabrication is desired
Basic knowledge of fluids systems and transducers is desired
Ground or launch vehicle system experience a plus
Benefits
Child Development Center
Discounted tickets to local attractions and theme parks
Credit Union
Fitness Center
Barbershop
NASA Exchanges
Flexible Schedule and Telework
Company
Amentum
Amentum is a technology and engineering company for security, defense, and energy.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$321.16M2025-03-12Post Ipo Secondary· $321.16M
2024-09-27IPO
2020-01-01Private Equity
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