Aerospace Engineer

HX5, LLC•Brooklyn, OH

13h•Onsite

About The Position

HX5 is seeking an Aerospace Engineer to support the GEARS contract at NASA Glenn Research Center in Brook Park, Ohio. The role involves supporting the HLS Site Availability Lead and the lunar landing site availability analysis team. This effort is monitored by the System Architectures and Analytical Studies Branch at NASA GRC, which provides research and engineering to define and analyze communications system architectures. The selected candidate will support NASA’s mission of landing Boots on the Moon by 2028 by conducting independent analyses of data, results, and recommendations delivered by Human Landing System (HLS) providers. This includes complex data analysis and synthesis of geological and environmental properties, spacecraft capabilities, mission design factors, launch window opportunities, and communication availability. The primary responsibility is to provide results, documentation, and software scripts for concurrent analysis cycles, review plans for follow-on cycles, and participate in weekly meetings to provide status and support collaboration. The technical effort will identify and select potential lunar landing sites using the Glenn Research Center Communication Analysis Suite (GCAS) software package, which simulates potential spacecraft orbits and optimizes mission characteristics. Analysis and synthesis of data related to mission constraints and figures of merit will be required to support Moon Base site selections. The selected candidate will support the Artemis Moon Base Site Availability Lead and analysis team.

Requirements

Proficient in Matlab software and coding
Familiarity or experience with reviewing industry provided design documentation for providing insight and assessment to NASA
Familiarity or experience with space flight mechanics and orbital dynamics
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proof of U.S. Citizenship is a requirement for this position.
Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.

Nice To Haves

Cross-discipline knowledge that includes: Launch window analysis and logistics, Orbital trajectory analysis, Line of sight communication
Familiarity or experience with GCAS, STK, SOAP or similar software package
Familiarity or experience with C++
Experience working on NASA space related projects

Responsibilities

Provide incremental and final results, documentation, and software scripts to support the concurrent analysis cycles needed by NASA’s return to the Moon
Review plans for follow-on cycles and make recommendations for improving the lunar site selection process
Attend and participate in weekly meetings to provide status and support collaboration between the multi-NASA center HLS site availability team