{"id":3621360,"url":"https://alion.io/job/aegis-aerospace-spacecraft-contamination-control-engineer","title":"Spacecraft Contamination Control Engineer","company":{"id":2753787,"name":"Aegis Aerospace","domain":"aegisaero.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/aegisaero","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Paycor","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"inferred","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":130000,"max":160000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":160000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"MATLAB","optional":true},{"name":"Thermal Desktop","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-02T18:35:07Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-02","last_verified_at":"2026-11-09T06:19:07Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"Spacecraft Contamination Control Engineer\nLocation: Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899\nRemote/Telework: No - Full-time onsite position at Kennedy Space Center\nLevel: Senior Engineer / Subject Matter Expert\nClearance Required: Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder) and successfully complete the required U.S. government background investigation.\nWork Schedule: Full-Time\nPosition Summary\nAegis Aerospace is seeking an experienced Spacecraft Contamination Control Engineer to support advanced spaceflight programs under the LENS contract at Kennedy Space Center. The engineer will provide subject matter expertise in the analysis, assessment, and verification of spacecraft contamination requirements and controls throughout the spacecraft lifecycle. The role includes contamination sensitivity assessments, contamination budgets and mitigation strategies, molecular and particulate transport analysis, and evaluation of contamination controls for flight hardware, payloads, instruments, docking surfaces, and mission operations. This position may be filled at the Senior Engineer or Subject Matter Expert level, depending on the selected candidate’s qualifications. Compensation will be commensurate with experience and the assigned position level.\nKey Responsibilities\nThe candidate will:\nEvaluate contamination sensitivities, requirements, controls, budgets, and mitigation strategies for spacecraft, payloads, instruments, and associated hardware.\nAnalyze molecular and particulate contamination sources, transport, and deposition, including potential effects on spacecraft systems, payloads, instruments, and docking surfaces.\nReview and assess contamination control plans, analyses, verification approaches, and technical documentation throughout design, manufacturing, integration, testing, transportation, storage, and operations.\nSupport the development, review, and refinement of contamination-related requirements and verification approaches, including assessment of proposed compliance methods and verification evidence.\nEvaluate contamination risks associated with materials, hardware processing, cleaning, inspection, storage, transportation, vacuum systems, and cleanroom environments.\nParticipate in qualification, acceptance, and other testing activities and evaluate test results and demonstrated hardware performance.\nInvestigate contamination issues and anomalies, perform or support root-cause analyses, and evaluate proposed corrective actions.\nApply flight and test experience, lessons learned, and engineering analysis to assess contamination risks, hardware acceptance criteria, and proposed design or process changes.\nCollaborate with thermal, fluids, propulsion, materials, systems engineering, mission design, and other disciplines to evaluate contamination interactions and integrated spacecraft performance.\nProvide independent technical assessments, identify risks and uncertainties, and develop recommendations for engineering and program leadership.\nParticipate in technical reviews and engineering activities with spacecraft developers, test organizations, and other technical partners.\nProvide technical guidance and mentoring in spacecraft contamination control methods, analyses, standards, and practices.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBS degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution plus ten (10) or more years of relevant experience; or an MS degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline plus seven (7) or more years of relevant experience.\nSeven (7) or more years of experience in spacecraft contamination control or a closely related aerospace discipline, preferably involving flight hardware.\nExperience determining contamination sensitivities and evaluating or developing contamination requirements based on instrument, payload, hardware, or system performance characteristics.\nExperience evaluating contamination controls across spacecraft design, manufacturing, integration, testing, and inspection activities.\nExperience with molecular and particulate contamination, outgassing, transport and deposition, cleanroom practices, materials, vacuum systems, and hardware cleaning and inspection methods.\nExperience applying aerospace contamination control processes to spacecraft, launch systems, payloads, instruments, or other contamination-sensitive flight hardware.\nAbility to review technical analyses, test results, requirements-verification evidence, and engineering documentation and develop supportable technical recommendations.\nStrong technical communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.\n Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder) and successfully complete the required U.S. government background investigation.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMS or PhD degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.\nExperience with spacecraft docking contamination control, the International Space Station, or other contamination-sensitive spaceflight systems.\nExperience applying NASA and industry contamination control standards, requirements, and accepted practices.\nExperience with contamination testing and characterization methods, including ASTM E595, ASTM E1559, ASTM E1216, or ASTM E1235.\nExperience with molecular and particulate contamination modeling and analysis using Thermal Desktop, MATLAB, or specialized contamination analysis software.\nExperience supporting spacecraft or commercial spaceflight hardware through design, integration, qualification, testing, or operations.\nExperience evaluating hardware acceptance criteria, requirements-verification evidence, technical risks, anomalies, and corrective actions.\nExperience providing independent technical assessments or serving as a technical authority or subject matter expert.\nExperience mentoring engineers or providing technical guidance in spacecraft contamination control.\nCompensation and Benefits\nSalary Range: $130,000-$160,000 annually\nThe salary range provided is a general guideline. Actual compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, education, specialized skills, assigned position level, internal equity, contractual requirements, and market conditions.\nAegis Aerospace offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance\nEmployer-paid and voluntary life insurance\nShort-term and long-term disability coverage\n401(k) retirement plan\nPaid time off and company holidays\nEmployee assistance program\nEducation or professional-development assistance\nAdditional voluntary benefits\nBenefits eligibility and specific plan provisions are governed by the applicable plan documents and company policies.\nAbout Aegis Aerospace\nWe are a woman-owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston, TX. Our primary objective is to support the Department of Defense and NASA in achieving their missions to defend the security of our country, reach new heights and to discover the unknown. 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