Job Description:

Location: Edwards, CA (NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center)
Schedule: 9/80

We are seeking an experienced Lead Mechanical Engineer to support facilities engineering, maintenance, and operations at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center. This role provides mechanical engineering expertise for facility projects including planning, design, construction, operations, and quality assurance. The ideal candidate brings strong technical skills, leadership ability, and experience working in complex facility environments.

Position Summary

The Lead Mechanical Engineer will provide expert-level facilities engineering, technical oversight, and quality assurance in support of NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s (AFRC) Facilities Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations (FEMO) mission. This role ensures that mechanical systems within AFRC facilities are planned, designed, constructed, maintained, and modified in accordance with NASA, federal, state, and local codes, policies, and procedures.

The Lead Facilities Mechanical Engineer influences multi0disciplinary teams, collaborates with civil, electrical, and facility project managers, and plays a key role in delivering safe, reliable, and compliant facility infrastructure that supports AFRC’s mission of flight research and airborne science.

Salary Range: $125,000 - $145,000

US citizenship or Permanent Residency required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical engineering support for facility projects across planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews, inspections, and test witnessing for contractor0performed facility work.
• Coordinate with project managers, operations specialists, and stakeholders to identify conditions, document requirements, and communicate project status.
• Ensure compliance with NASA, federal, state, and local regulations and facility standards.
• Support configuration management, drawing updates, and facility documentation control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of facility project management and 10 years of professional mechanical design/construction management experience.
• Preferred but not required, Professional Engineer Certificate.

Why Join Us?

You will contribute directly to the reliability and operation and construction of a facility that enables NASA’s flight research mission. This role offers impactful work, collaboration with highly skilled engineering teams, and a unique environment supporting national aerospace programs.