Machinery Maintenance Mechanic

Astrion is seeking a highly skilled Machinery Maintenance Mechanic to support the Marshall Engineering Technicians and Trades Support (METTS) III contract at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) located on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The METTS III contract provides comprehensive engineering technician and trade support services, along with professional and management oversight of technical staff in direct support of NASA programs and missions.

U.S. Citizenship and Public Trust clearance are required for this role.

About the Role

This Machinery Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for maintaining and repairing mechanical components for CNC Machines, Mills, Lathes, and other equipment within a large machine shop. They will install, repair, rebuild, and maintain a wide variety of machines to ensure efficient operating conditions.

Responsibilities

• Examine machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose sources of trouble.
• Dismantle or partly dismantle machines and perform repairs using hand tools, scraping, and fitting parts.
• Check wear on bearings, gears, belts, chains, couplings, and shafts.
• Replace broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock.
• Lubricate moving parts, adjust alignments, and replace worn mechanical components.
• Dismantle machines to replace or rebuild components such as pumps, compressors, gearboxes, conveyors, and hydraulic/pneumatic cylinders.
• Communicate specifications for major repairs or parts that are needed.
• Clean machines, maintain shop areas, organize parts and tools, and support installation of new equipment from a mechanical standpoint.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.
• U.S. Citizenship (required for Public Trust clearance).
• Must pass a drug screen for new hires.
• Must successfully complete NASA medical screenings at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter, based on the Safety, Health, and Environmental Job Assessment Questionnaire.

Work Environment

• Machine Shop, Laboratory, test environments, and test stands.
• Possible confined spaces and loud/noisy conditions.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to bend, stoop, or lift occasionally with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Subject to NASA Medical Screening via Safety, Health, and Environmental Job Assessment Questionnaire post-start.

Other Essential Functions

• Strong communication skills.
• Up to 10% travel may be required.