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Bevilacqua Research Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans) and VEVRAA Federal Contractor."EEO is the Law" EEOC Revision (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf) Start Over with Job SearchReturning Applicant? Login Now (https://www.vs4.vscyberhosting.com/brc/AppSelfService.aspx) Senior Damage Tolerance EngineerJob Code:23-ESSCA-014Primary Location:Huntsville, ALClearance Required:National Agency CheckJob Description/Essential Functions:Bevilacqua Research Corporation (BRC) is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Small Business based in Huntsville, Alabama incorporated in 1992. BRC provides “best-value” technical and management solutions to a diverse government and commercial customer base in the following key business areas: test & evaluation, systems analysis & integration, security & intelligence, and R&D. Overview: The Damage Tolerance and Fracture Control team at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, AL has an opening for aSenior Damage Tolerance Engineer.The selected candidate will provide support to MSFC’s Damage Tolerance Assessment Branch and other organizations such as various MSFC Project Offices, and the Safety & Mission Assurance Directorate. MSFC has one of the largest collections of Damage Tolerance and Fracture Control experts in NASA. Experts in this area have supported NASA flight projects including Space Shuttle, International Space Station, Constellation, Space Launch System, Falcon 9 and Atlas V Commercial Crew Program vehicles, and Human Landing Systems. Beyond the flagship NASA programs, numerous other human- and non-human rated programs from across NASA, Government, and Industry have benefited from the Damage Tolerance and Fracture Control team’s expertise. In addition, this team also has expertise beyond flight systems in assessment of ground-based pressure systems enabling continued use of costly infrastructure. The selected candidate will provide expertise in the areas of fracture control, fracture fatigue, material test planning and assessment, material issue assessments, additive manufacturing material assessment, composites damage tolerance testing, and more. Be a part of our team, as we support the exciting challenge to return humankind back to the Moon and beyond. Responsibilities: Immediate duties of this job will entail providing support to Marshall Space Flight Center’s (MSFC) Damage Tolerance Assessment Branch. It includes providing expert advice on damage tolerance activities, such as materials testing, fracture control methodologies, fracture fatigue analyses and/or testing for a variety of materials, metallic and non-metallic in connection with human- and non-human rated space flight hardware. The Senior Damage Tolerance Engineer will:
? Provide expert opinion and guidance in test planning, development of test plans, performance of data analysis, development of test data reports, and coordination of damage tolerance test needs for fracture, fatigue crack growth, and/or environmentally assisted crack growth testing.
? Provide expert opinion on fracture and fatigue crack growth analytical methodologies for linear elastic and elastic-plastic fracture assessments.
? Provide support for implementation of fracture control requirements on space flight hardware.
? Provide guidance in the integration, coordination, and tracking of assessment efforts between the Damage Tolerance Assessment Team and other organizations including Safety & Mission Assurance, Program and Project Offices, Structural Analysis, Structural Design, Mechanical Testing, Metallic Materials Engineering, and Non-Destructive Evaluation.
? Provide guidance in integrated efforts to determine flight, ground support, and facility hardware sensitivity to cracks resulting in an understanding of hardware safety relative to inspections, materials, stresses, environments, and load history.
? Provide input for written and oral presentations or reports to the principal customer and his customers, that may include Engineering, Safety & Mission Assurance, and various Program Offices.
Minimum Requirements:
M.S minimum requirement, PhD preferred in civil engineering.
A minimum of 25 years’ experience
Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.
Desired Experience:A highly qualified candidate will have some or all experience:
Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in areas pertaining to damage tolerance, fracture mechanics, fracture fatigue test and/or analysis of structural materials, with experience in developing test plans, conducting data analysis, and developing reports on the mechanical behavior of structural materials in support of MSFC program needs.
Knowledge of design properties relative to structural materials related to strength, ductility, fracture, fracture toughness, fatigue, environmental effects crack growth rate properties, and high strain rate properties. Materials included a variety of metal alloys, welds, fasteners, brazes, additively manufactured metals, and polyurethane foam.
Knowledge of structural material property, compatibility, processing, and non-destructive evaluation to develop and provide recommendations to space flight hardware design teams, design reviews, problem resolution teams, and material usage review teams.
Knowledge of analysis techniques to evaluate fracture-based proof test logic on pressurized structures with emphasis on pressurized fuel and oxidizer tanks for human-rated space flight hardware.
Knowledge of non-destructive evaluation and fracture behavior of metallic materials and polyurethane foam in various operational environments.
? Comprehensive understanding of NASGRO (cyclic crack growth software)and fracture fatigue analysis. Demonstrated proficiency in the use of fracture fatigue software (preferably NASGROÒ) for prediction of fracture and fatigue crack growth.Proficient in the development of NASGRO material database modules for use in fatigue crack growth assessments.
? Demonstrated proficiency in the development of test plans, assessment of test data, and documentation of test data reports for fracture, fatigue crack growth, and environmentally assisted crack growth testing (including stress corrosion cracking).
? Proficient in the application of fracture control methods to mitigate the risk of hardware failure due to crack-like defects.
? Proficient in the use of MATLAB software for analysis of fracture and fatigue crack growth test data.
? Experience in the use of finite element methods for development of stress intensity solutions and elastic-plastic fracture assessments.
? Demonstrated ability to successfully communicate and coordinate with a wide variety of personnel and technical disciplines.
Additional Skills and Experience Desired:
? Demonstrated proficiency using other methods such as those described in fitness-for-service API-579/ASME-FFS, Part 9, Assessment of Crack-Like Flaws.
EEO Policy:
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