Temporary Sewing Technicians (Supporting NASA at Johnson Space Center)
Core
Fabrication, assembly, and repair of soft-goods components for space suits.
Role type
Space Suit Sewing Technician
Builds
Soft-goods components and assemblies for space suits
Domain
Aerospace / Spaceflight
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Industrial sewing machine operation (Straight Stitch, Walking Foot, Bartack, Buttonhole, Serger), reading soft-goods fabrication drawings, fabricating soft-goods patterns, hand sewing, precision cutting, machine maintenance, quality inspection
Preferred skills
Experience sewing on space flight programs and products
Technologies
Industrial sewing machines (Straight Stitch, Walking Foot, Bartack, Buttonhole, 3 Thread Rolled Hem Serger)
Responsibilities
Sew materials by hand and/or machine to join, gather, reinforce, or decorate; cut materials according to specifications; examine and measure finished articles; monitor machine operation; position and mark patterns; record production logs
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC