NASA Employer Reviews

Working as an intern at the Johnson Space Center was a wonderful experience. This was an opportunity to work on health related projects with members of the NASA community.

Responsible for performing the issue and return transactions in Maximo; Established the good relationships between Issue section and customers;
Assisted in answering of daily questions related to the issue process;
Provided the support to more than 70 departments in the work place location;
Maintained the filing system – archiving and attaching paperwork – more... in Maximo,
Requested the support from another site to fulfill the orders for customers that was not able to fill in the warehouse. – less

My job was busy, with travel, making sure the working was done in a timely matter, had a great team wo work with.

One of the most fascinating places to work there is. A typical day at work involved lots of heavy thinking, analysis, and writing. I learned new things every day. Management was superb. My co-workers were brilliant and interesting. The hardest part of the job was dealing with government bureaucracy, but that's what keeps us employed. The most enjoyable – more... part of the job was working with congenial colleagues. – less

• Assisted with Hazard Analysis, safety construction and facility inspections.
• Organized a transfer of Hazardous Operational Reports to a NASA shared drive

This was a great way to get experience. I couldn't have asked for a better internship.

I would type out code during the time I was there from morning to night.
I learned C++ Programming for maneuvering rovers and the structure of the facilities at the campus.
My manager had multiple interns so I saw him rarely.
I was a solo intern in a back corner of a lab, my coworkers worked on other projects.
Getting the training quickly was my biggest – more... challenge, the videos were old and somewhat dull as well.
I got to work with a rover, that was the coolest thing to see and work with, I hope my coding program was used but I only got to see my test runs before the internship was over. – less

Nasa was a great place to work because everyone seemed to be on the same page and everything was always interesting yet challenging, very stimulating. I would learn something new every day. It seemed to be less of a bureaucracy and more of a level playing field in terms of the way my superiors would acknowledge and work with me. Everyone played a role – more... and each of my co-workers had their own unique and very necessary contribution towards a project. The most enjoyable part of the job was that it involved many different skill sets, from technicality, to operations, to management, and writing. It had it all. – less

Teaching High preformance on race track experience from beginner to advanced drivers.

supported mission control
would enjoy working for Nasa again anytime

Responsible Sr. Project Planner / Scheduler in all aspects of project management for Lockheed Martin on the NASA contract for The Orion Spacecraft.
Responsible for Project Planning on System Requirements Specifications (SRS) and project lifecycles by initiating, planning, scheduling, and controlling spacecraft manufacturing drawings as required by NASA – more... standards & specifications.
Responsible for the evaluation of project feasibility, development of project planning , establishment of priorities, oversight of projects, monitoring progress, improving project status transparency and the continual evaluation of project status and resource utilization.
Responsible for scheduling and reporting to Project Management for the contract balance risk, efficiency of execution, quality of results and PMO process requirements in the fulfillment of contract requirements and departmental goals.
Manage, create, and produce Microsoft Project 2007 Schedules for project timelines, project milestones, resources, task dependencies, and critical paths to assure customer demands are scheduled as required per contract requirements.
Responsible to monitor and update Microsoft Project Schedules for project economics, operations budgets, engineering drawing releases, and project requirements for manufacturing of spacecraft design and development.
Provide the direction to ensure engineering design remains focused on project objectives and customer requirements with established engineering methodologies in engineering drawings and designs conforming to NASA standards & specifications. – less

Worked with great people and learned a lot over that summer.

not much to say here except. If you get hired into NASA get ready for a lot of stress, but worth it.

I started at age 19 typing the wiring list for the simulator for flight at Johnson Space Center, in Houston. I quickly was advanced to company receptionist where I answered the switchboard, screen employment applicants, handled employee household moves and insurance claims.
I loved the fast pace and ever changing duties.
The hardest part was juggling – more... my time to complete all tasks assigned. – less

The ODIN contract was a very busy place to work, I ran a great deal of reports for the government on a daily basis, although each day was always different.

An exciting place to work. Lots of interesting projects to work on while I was there.

Maintain and operate facility, perform work according to (TPS) Test preperation sheet. Ive learned about Thermal and humidity vacuum and also importance of safety. Management very helpful and instructive.Coworkers very helpful and team oriented. Having to work around the clock for tests. Most enjoyable great pay, good hours, holidays, and good benefits.

i liked nasa alot one of my first real jobs, learned alot of construction skills there, management was good, co workers were cool, the hardest part was the drive really far, and i pretty much liked everything.

Enter data for Chief of Space Station Training and engineer's, payroll, faxing, filing, bookkeeping, xeroxing, setting appointments, enjoyed meeting new people, and a learning experience.

I enjoy working with people, organizing paperwork and computer files, and learning new skills.