**Create Your Career:** **Grow With Us** Your growth matters to us-that’s why we offer a variety of ways for you to develop your career. With professional and leadership development opportunities like Team Lead Academy, education reimbursement, mentoring, and company sponsored networking events, you can take control of your own career path on your own terms with a company that believes in you. **A Place Where You Belong** People are at the heart of our business. We reflect a diversity of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. We expect our people, clients, and partners to treat one another with dignity and respect. This means promoting inclusion, celebrating diversity, and appreciating the differences we all bring to our workplace. **Support Your Well-Being** Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs, 11 paid holidays, parental leave, paid time off, employee perks and much more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and possible remote a few days a week (depending on customer requirements) we’ll support you as you pursue a balanced, fulfilling life-at work and at home. **Responsibilities:** The engineer/scientist will assist in the preparation of standard operating procedures for planetary protection sampling and processing, a planetary protection equipment list, efficiency calculations for microbial recovery from sampling substrates, and project level plans and documentation. Ideal candidates should be able to work in a team environment, providing ideas and recommendations on improving testing, processing, and operation. BS in Microbiology or related field with 25+ years is required. (May consider 20+ years for a well-qualified candidate). Degree from an ABET accredited University is preferred. Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a Ph.D., with a minimum 19 years of experience, Masters with at least 23 years of experience, or BS with at least 25 years of experience. The engineer/scientist should have: + Extensive planetary protection experience during mission life cycle and an advanced understanding of a planetary protection equipment list and bioburden calculation. + Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required to effectively interface with customers and management. + Proficiency in Microsoft Office. For more i nformation on why Huntsville is known as **“one of the smartest cities in the nation”** , check out these websites: + https://hsvchamber.org/ + www.Huntsville.org/ + https://www.movoto.com/guide/huntsville-al/moving-to-huntsville/ + https://realestate.usnews.com/places/alabama/huntsville + https://iveyhsv.com/real-estate-blog/13-reasons-why-you-should-move-to-huntsville/ **Essential Functions** **Work Environment:** General office environment (100%). 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 (<15%) **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 (80%). 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. Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required. **\#ESSCA** \#JSEG