Decal Lab Intern

Description

The Leidos Cargo Mission Contract currently has an opening for a Decal Lab Intern to work in our Webster, Texas office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your fabrication and design experience to provide mission support for NASA. This position will provide hands-on fabrication support of decal, label, and placard products to our cargo and engineering teams through use of hand tools, printing, metal photo process, CNC cutting and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. The position will also provide design support using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, NiceLabel and RFID software. The ideal candidate must be willing to embrace a culture of safety, showcase exceptional teamwork, problem-solving, quality, excel when provided training, and work the necessary hours to complete the task assigned within the provided schedule demands.

Primary Responsibilities :

Assist the CMC Decal Operations team by providing manufacturing support to fabricate decals, labels, RFID tags and placards to support flight hardware for the International Space Station and Exploration programs, mockups, and trainers.

Duties include :

Create artwork for decals using Photoshop, Illustrator NiceLabel and Zebra Designer software.

Read and interpret information from Engineering Drawings and eLabel orders to produce decals, placards, labels, RFID tags and graphics compliant with the fabrication requirements.

Produce decal products using various production process and materials from start to finish.

Perform quality checks on artwork prior and postproduction.

Provide technical engineering support and perform steps via work authorizing documents.

Support lab organization, maintenance, cleaning, and inventory as required.

Additional duties will be providing design support to create graphics in support of the decal lab, CMC, and Leidos.

Qualifications :

Enrolled in AS, AA, BA, or BS degree, in a relevant area of study and working towards a degree in Arts or Engineering, or related field at an accredited college / university."

Technical experience with RFID tags, Readers, printers, Zebra and NiceLabel Designer software for the implementation and production of tags.

Knowledge of RFID technology standards for UHF tag, inlay, chip types and unique EPC / User memory.

Ability to obtain and maintain a government secret clearance.

U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residence status is required.

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"-we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

Original Posting : September 4, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range :

Pay Range $46,800.00 - $84,600.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.