Chemical Engineer - Modeling & Simulation

Mclaurin Aerospace • Houston, TX

8d • Onsite

About The Position

McLaurin is hiring a Chemical Engineer - Modeling & Simulation to join its JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The role supports the advanced environmental control and life support systems analysis group and the Portable Life Support System (PLSS) group. The engineer will simulate and evaluate life support systems for future NASA vehicles and habitats, including Orion and vehicles designed for lunar or Mars missions. Work includes correlating water and air process simulation models with test results, modeling physical and chemical processes, sizing equipment for long-duration spaceflight, and evaluating and refining life support equipment requirements. Other tasks may be assigned.

The position is advertised at multiple levels, and candidates may be considered at any advertised level based on experience, requirements, and business needs. The work calls for developing air and water purification simulation models at varying levels of fidelity, drawing and defending conclusions based on data, and communicating effectively through technical writing, presentations, and teamwork. U.S. citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation are required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, in the field or a related area.
• Typically, 2–5 years of experience in the field or a related area.
• Ability to develop simulation models of air and water purification processes at varying levels of fidelity, from detailed first-principles models to descriptive lumped-parameter models.
• Excellent technical writing skills and ability to use data to draw conclusions and support those conclusions when challenged.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills in a team environment.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Aspen software experience.
• Experience with dynamic chemical process simulation.
• Programming knowledge in one or more of MATLAB, Simulink, Python, FORTRAN, C, or Visual Basic.
• Experience with chemical processes associated with NASA life support systems.
• Master's or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support the advanced environmental control and life support systems analysis group and the Portable Life Support System (PLSS) group.
• Simulate and evaluate life support systems for future NASA vehicles and habitats, including Orion and vehicles capable of lunar or Mars missions.
• Correlate water and air process simulation models to test results.
• Model physical and chemical processes and size equipment that performs life support functions for long-duration space flights.
• Evaluate and refine requirements for life support equipment supporting future missions.
• Perform other assigned tasks.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Positive work-life balance.
• Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• 11 paid holidays annually.
• Generous paid time off.
• 401(k) after 12 months of service with employer match.
• Education assistance.
• Relocation assistance, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level