This position will be within the Leidos Health & Civil Sector, which supports the Human Health and Performance Contract at NASA Johnson Space Center. This is your opportunity to join the myriad of teams sustaining a human presence in space while working to return humans to the moon and beyond. Specifically, the incumbent will join the Center for Design and Space Architecture (CDSA) team, which specializes in human-centered design and leverages skill in architecture and industrial design to provide functional, intuitive solutions to human spaceflight problems. The team supports a variety of NASA programs at varying stages of development, but are currently looking for a designer who excels in concept and mockup development.
The ideal candidate will leverage industrial design skill to create feasible, user-friendly products for human spaceflight. You will work on site at NASA Johnson Space Center and will routinely collaborate with engineers and scientists to ensure designs meet functional requirements, support the concept of operations, and integrate well with other systems.
US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency and the ability to successfully obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance are required.
Tasks may include:
• Creating concept designs for equipment, hardware or spacecraft that demonstrate the feasibility of the concept of operations
• Using Virtual Reality (VR) to review and evaluate designs
• Taking CAD of a spacecraft design and designing a full-scale mockup to enable Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) testing
• Fabricating and building the full-scale mockup, then watching astronauts simulate operations
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• Design and prototype concepts at varying fidelities and size
• Generate renderings and other visual communication products
• Create accurate, clean, and highly-detailed CAD models for manufacturing, assembly, or integration with other teams
• Clearly communicate your design process, decision-making, and results
• Collaborate with other team members on integrated design projects (i.e. complete cabin layout, full-scale mockup design/build)
• Design/fabricate/assemble components, equipment, structures that meet safety requirements for human-in-the-loop (HITL) testing
• Work with subject matter experts to iteratively develop design concepts to meet their needs and requirements
• Participate in regular team meetings to discuss activity and progress
• Individually attend meetings, take notes, ask questions, capture knowledge, and accurately relay information to the team
Minimum Requirements:
The candidate must have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Design or closely related field, with a portfolio and prior experience of five years that demonstrates their ability to design buildable products and illustrates their expertise in physical construction and digital design. The candidate must have excellent design and construction skills across multiple physical and digital mediums; effective interpersonal communication and teamwork; and experience and skill in Rhino3D. The candidate must have refined knowledge of the iterative design process and exhibit professionalism through all aspects of collaboration, critique, and design communication.
Preferred Requirements:
A candidate with at least 3 years of professional experience that involved designing and building hardware, equipment, prototypes, or similar is preferred. The candidate should have knowledge of space vehicles, extreme environment habitation, evaluation processes, ergonomics/anthropometrics, systems engineering, construction practices, and familiarity with human factors principles.
Desired skills include excellent organization and planning skills; extensive shop experience and skill with a variety of tools, machines, and materials; experience with VRay and Adobe Creative Cloud; and experience leveraging VR in the iterative design process.
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:Pay Range $67,600.00 - $122,200.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.