The board
- Hours
- Part time
- Where
- Huntsville, AL
- Apply by
- End Date: December 4, 2026
- Posted
- 4 days ago
Overview:
The Non-Destructive Evaluation and Damage Tolerance Group serving the Non-Destructive Evaluation and Damage Tolerance Branch (EM21) at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, AL has an opening for a Damage Tolerance Intern (DT). The Damage Tolerance Team is responsible for performing analysis of structures and materials as related to lifespan, fracture, fatigue, and damage tolerance. These analyses are critical to failure evaluation and fitness for service criteria for spaceflight and ground based systems at NASA. There are many different aspects to a full damage tolerance assessment, each one a critical part of the integrity of the target article. Evaluations are performed by material test evaluation, FEA modeling, stress analysis and NASGRO models, combined into a safe life assessment.
What you'd do
- Problem solve using the fundamentals of fatigue and fracture mechanics.
- Utilize ASTM standards to evaluate data sets for valuable material information.
- Create programs to assist with evaluation of large data sets; collecting data on various material properties to further expand the characterization of certain materials.
- Execute analysis on various crack cases to determine critical crack sizes and life expectancies.
- Utilize Internship and hands on experiences to facilitate execution of DT related project tasks leveraging knowledge of structural material property, compatibility, processing, and non-destructive evaluation techniques to develop and provide test data to space flight hardware design teams, design reviews, problem resolution teams, and material usage review teams.
- Work according to standard operating and safety procedures.
- Collaborate on a multi-disciplinary team to achieve project success and delivery in a specified timescale.
- Assist in planning the modification of existing laboratory test plans and the design and operation of new plans related to NDE evaluation tasks.
- Utilize computers and computer software daily to generate reports, gather data and communicate test results.
- Interface with Engineering and Science Services Capabilities Augmentation (ESSCA) engineers, ESSCA technicians, and NASA customers as part of their daily duties.
What you get
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and holidays
- Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
- Educational reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tax-saving options
- Disability and life insurance
- Pet insurance
- Starts
- 2026-10-01