Contamination Control Technician

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Job Description

You will be responsible for the implementation of defined processes to achieve the necessary cleanliness for mission success at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC).  These processes include detailed precision cleaning of flight hardware and critical ground support equipment, protective packaging to maintain cleanliness, and routine maintenance of controlled environments.  Communication across disciplines is crucial to ensuring compatibility of these processes with the ongoing needs of the product designers and assemblers.  You may assist in troubleshooting and solving contamination problems encountered when developing and building spacecraft and instruments.  This is mainly on site at GSFC, with possible local and distant off-site work.  Brief travel may be required.

Requirements

Education:  High School or higher  Preferred Disciplines: Engineering, Math or Physics

Required Skills & Experience:  The successful candidate will have significant and applicable experience as a Contamination Control Technician, including Mechanical technicians skilled in proper clean room operations, preferably for spacecraft, optical or aerospace hardware.  A working knowledge of industry standards and applicable ASTMs is necessary. Quality and breadth of experience are more important than simple years of experience. 

This mid-level position requires ~5 years of experience with clean room operations, clean room facility cleaning, inspection and maintenance, electrostatic discharge (ESD) training and operational awareness, hardware cleaning and inspection methods, and troubleshooting.  A willingness to learn is key, as is communicating across disciplines and technical knowledge levels.  You will work both in a team environment and on your own, accepting directions from more experienced CC technicians and contamination control engineers.  You will collaborate with engineers in various disciplines, as well technicians and management staff.

Desirable Skills, Experience:  An attention to detail and experience with troubleshooting, materials, processes, coatings, planetary protection (biology), outgassing, offgassing, vacuum systems, and knowledge of the space environment (vacuum, particulate and electromagnetic radiation, thermal, atomic oxygen) are highly desirable.  Basic laboratory and solvent handling skills are useful. 

Experience and/or Education in lieu of these qualifications will be reviewed for applicability to meet these requirements.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

· On-Site work performed at GSFC Greenbelt, MD location.

Basic Compensation:

$35.19/hour to $52.79/hour

The offered rate will be based on contract affordability and the selected candidate's working location, knowledge, skills, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

KBR Benefits​

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule.  We support career advancement through professional training and development.​

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