Thermal Systems Engineer (ES2) at Amentum
Huntsville, AL
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Jul 28, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role supports NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Thermal Analysis and Control team under the ESSCA contract, assisting with systems engineering and integration tasks for programs such as the Space Launch System and Human Lander System. Day-to-day work centers on coordinating documentation reviews, managing Jira/Confluence tracking artifacts, monitoring program risks and actions, and facilitating onboarding and team administration. It suits an early-career aerospace or mechanical engineer with prior SE&IT experience who is comfortable in a coordination-heavy, office-based environment.
Mid level · 2+ years · Huntsville, AL · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (5)
This role is primarily a systems engineering coordination and program support position embedded in an aerospace thermal team — it involves little to no software development or IT systems analysis. The closest SOC match is 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) due to the systems engineering and integration framing, but non-technology (aerospace/mechanical engineering support) is a strong alternative; the fit to any computer/mathematical SOC is weak.
No compensation figures are published — the posting references an internal grade code ('ES2') and states only that a range was provided as a good-faith estimate, but no actual numbers appear in the text.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required per the posting, which implies the role may require the ability to obtain a clearance in the future, though no active clearance is currently gated.
Jira and Confluence are mentioned in the job duties narrative rather than in a formal required-skills section, so they are listed as preferred.
The degree requirement states 'equivalent of a Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of related experience,' but also says 'a degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited institution is required' — the hard gate is a Bachelor's-level engineering degree.
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