170,000 - 220,000 Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Controls & Facility Engineer located at the NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) in Mountain View, CA . Astrion is looking for individuals with extensive background in wind ‑ tunnel systems, complex mechanical/electrical controls, project engineering, facility automation, and government/contractor interface management. The role supports operational readiness, troubleshooting, commissioning, system upgrades, and project leadership for multi ‑ million ‑ dollar government engineering programs.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
20+ years relevant experience in controls engineering, wind ‑ tunnel operations, instrumentation, complex facility management, or large ‑ scale mechanical/electrical systems Demonstrated expertise with wind ‑ tunnel control logic (pressure control, isolation systems, HWSS, IGV control, supervisory state ‑ flow systems). Deep engineering background in mechanical or electrical engineering, including MS/BS degrees from accredited institutions. Strong competency in control ‑ systems tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, MATRIXx/SystemBuild, Ovation, AutoCAD, and failure ‑ analysis methodologies. Proven project engineering and project ‑ management experience on multi ‑ million ‑ dollar government or industry engineering programs Ability to manage technical specification development, commissioning, and integrated system testing. Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder ‑ management skills; history of leading multi ‑ disciplinary engineering teams.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
Professional Engineering license (California or equivalent). Prior NASA Ames wind ‑ tunnel or aeronautics test ‑ facility experience strongly preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide technical leadership and operational support for UPWT, including control systems engineering, facility troubleshooting, test ‑ section systems, and daily operations. Lead or contribute to modernization projects involving control system replacement, safety system upgrades, mechanical/electrical refurbishment, facility automation, and tunnel performance improvements. Conduct requirements development, verification/validation, hazard remediation, interface management, and risk identification/mitigation. Perform detailed design, analysis, modeling, and systems testing across mechanical, structural, electrical, and control domains. Prepare technical documentation, test procedures, project reports, white papers, and trade studies to support funding justification and decision ‑
