Axiom Space - Architectural Design Engineer

Please, please, please somebody let us help you land an ‘out of this world’ role as an Architectural Design Engineer for the first commercial space station! Axiom is hiring for someone with a few years of experience at a firm and who is passionate about creating a home for humans in space. Click the link here to apply or read on for more details:

Axiom Space is the commercial leader in human spaceflight and on-orbit research & manufacturing services, steered by a team of experts and guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. Axiom provides unprecedented access to the International Space Station today while building and operating its successor – the world’s first international commercial space station – to improve life on Earth and foster possibilities beyond it.

Our mission-driven team is seeking a bold and dynamic architectural design engineer who is preoccupied with big questions: Where do we go from here? What are the limits of innovation and exploration? How do we continue to evolve as a species?

This position will work on-site at our headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Work with a multidisciplinary team to support Axiom’s development of multifunctional facilities.

·         Liaison with Flight Hardware Design, Development, and Test (DDT&E) team; Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) team; Fabrication, Assembly, and Inspection team; Facility Architectural Design team; Operations team; and Project Management team

·         Assimilate and interpret requirements and processes to accurately inform and coordinate facilities planning and design, facility build-out, furnishing fixtures and equipment, and flight hardware integration and processing scenarios. 

·         Review and coordinate architectural plans, drawings, specifications and evolving technical and operational requirements to ensure that as-built facilities support Axiom Space’s technical, operational, budgetary and schedule requirements

·         Plan and support implementation of workflow, equipment layouts, and facility utilization strategies

·         Coordinate revisions and updates with corresponding Architects, Engineers, and Project Management team

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Experience - candidates may have one or more of the following degrees, including advanced degrees in any discipline:

·         Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design

·         Bachelor of Architecture

·         Minimum 5 years of experience

Skills

·         Experience working at an architecture firm or construction management office

·         Experience in planning, coordinating construction and outfitting, complex projects (industrial facilities desired).

·         Ability to accurately interpret construction drawings

·         CAD drafting/modeling experience (Autocad, Rhino 3D, Revit)

·         Familiarity with municipal building codes

·         Familiarity with industrial processes and flows