Data Engineer

Join Intuitive Machines LLC supporting NASA’s Front Door (NFD) program through the JETS II contract at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. This hybrid role helps build the data foundation that enables intake workflows, CRM operations, analytics readiness, and cross-agency interoperability for NFD’s external engagement platform. The position blends hands-on data engineering with architecture, quality, integrations, and disciplined technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support NFD’s data architecture, database administration, integration, and data quality initiatives by designing and refining data models, maintaining Salesforce databases, and improving data integrity and normalization.
• Develop and maintain logical and physical data models and schemas.
• Build and monitor integrations with external data sources and support API-based data exchanges using scripts and data movement workflows.
• Manipulate and transfer data between systems, including extracting, moving, and loading data into database tables.
• Develop and track data quality rules, metrics, and remediation plans.
• Support source-to-target analysis, integration requirements, and design documentation for data exchange.
• Assist with analytics, dashboards, metrics development, and AI readiness.
• Produce architecture, governance, quality, integration, and analytics documentation, including data models and ERDs.
• Perform data integrity and quality updates such as removing duplicate records, correcting inconsistent data, and applying data normalization.
• Complete other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5–10 years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or enterprise data management.
• Strong skills in data modeling, schema design, ERDs, and metadata management.
• Hands-on Database Administration (DBA) experience is required.
• Understanding of SQL and stored procedures.
• Experience with CRM/workflow systems ( Salesforce preferred ).
• Experience with data architecture and data mapping.
• Experience extracting, transferring, and loading data into database tables.
• Experience using APIs to access data in other applications and databases.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical and data solutions.
• Experience maintaining data quality, including duplicate removal, inconsistency correction, and data normalization.
• Strong documentation and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation, including data models, schemas, and ERDs, on a monthly or quarterly schedule.
• Ability to work independently, solve complex problems, and develop innovative solutions.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage parallel workstreams.

Technologies

• Salesforce
• SQL
• Stored procedures
• APIs
• Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs)
• PowerApps
• Power BI

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce data architecture experience.
• Previous NASA or federal government experience.
• Experience preparing data for analytics or AI/ML initiatives.
• Experience with PowerApps/Power BI.
• Hybrid telework from Houston, TX preferred; remote candidates considered.
• U.S. citizenship is required for this position.