Fracture Control Engineer

Are you passionate about
human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working
with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need
you!

We need your talent,
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over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to
help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration
of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we
do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s
pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions
provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.

We have an exciting
opportunity for a Fracture Control Engineer t o join the team with GeoControl
Systems , a teammate company!

The Fracture Control Engineer
will serve as a subject-matter expert responsible for defining, implementing,
and verifying fracture control processes for spaceflight hardware for Moon Base
programs and other NASA programs. This includes fracture mechanics analysis,
reviewing and interpretation of fracture control plans, fracture control
classification of the parts, coordination of no-destructive evaluation (NDE),
and support of design, test, and qualification campaigns across the project.

The Fracture Control
Engineer will:

- Review
Fracture Control Plans, Fracture Control Summaries, and associated
documentation for spaceflight hardware.
- Perform
fracture mechanics assessments, including crack growth analysis, fracture
toughness interpretation, and criticality classification.
- Review
engineering drawings, material specs, and manufacturing plans for fracture
control compliance.
- Provide
technical direction for fracture testing (fracture toughness, crack
propagation, stress corrosion, fatigue testing) for metallic, composite,
and non-metallic materials.
- Collaborate
with design engineers, stress analysts, materials engineers, quality
assurance, NDE personnel, and program safety/mission assurance to ensure
fracture-control compliance across the hardware lifecycle.
- Support
technical reviews (PDR, CDR, FRB, ERB, hazard reviews) by presenting
rationale, analysis results, and classification decisions.
- Evaluate
flight hardware for compliance with NASA fracture control requirements,
applicable standards and program-specific criteria.
- Support
anomaly resolution, provide technical recommendations, and contribute to
risk assessments for fracture-related issues.
- Other
tasks as required.

Requirements

Requisition Qualifications :

​ This position has been posted at multiple
levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and
business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for
which this position has been advertised.

- Typically
requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally
possess 5- 10 years of related experience. License and certification may
be required.
- Bachelor's
degree or higher (e.g., M.S. or Ph.D.) in Engineering in the following
areas: Mechanical, Materials Science, Aerospace.
- 5 or
more years of professional experience in fracture control, stress/fracture
analysis, materials & processes engineering, structural analysis, or
related hardware verification.
- Strong
experience with fracture mechanics principles, fatigue and damage
tolerance assessment.
- Familiarity
with composite materials, nonmetals, and their fracture behavior
(including delamination, matrix cracking, interlaminar fracture).
- Hands-on
experience with fracture testing (toughness, fatigue, crack propagation)
and related ASTM or NASA test methods.
- Working
knowledge of NDE techniques relevant to fracture-critical hardware.
- Ability
to interpret NASA fracture control requirements, program standards, and
certification processes.
- Strong
technical communication skills and ability to present rationale to
multidisciplinary and program leadership teams.

Requisition Preferences:

- PhD or
advanced degree highly preferred.
- Previous
experience supporting NASA human spaceflight hardware or fracture control
processes.
- Experience
with analysis tools such as NASGRO, ABAQUS, Nastran/Patran, or comparable
fracture/stress analysis software.

### Benefits
GCS health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K, Roth), health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental and pregnancy leave.