AST - Experimental Facilities Techniques (Direct Hire)

Summary You will manage the reliability-centered maintenance program for the Ames Research Center jet facility, overseeing Computerized Maintenance Management System driven maintenance planning, asset health, and system availability. Provides technical leadership for industrial support systems and ensures safe, reliable operation of high-energy test facility infrastructure. Responsibilities Lead the branch’s reliability-centered maintenance planning and execution for heater assets and industrial support systems (e.g., cooling water, deionized (DI) water, cryogenics, vacuum, high-voltage (HV) power, gas distribution). Develop and maintain asset criticality rankings, condition-based maintenance strategies, failure modes and effects analyses, root cause analyses to drive reliability, availability, and maintainability outcomes aligned to test mission needs. Configure and administer the computerized maintenance management system to manage the asset hierarchy, preventive maintenance plans, p...