ADV000CLR Chemical Engineer (J)

Aerodyne Industries•Houston, TX

12d

About The Position

Aerodyne Industries is a dynamic, rapidly growing engineering and information technology services firm headquartered on Florida’s exciting Space Coast. With locations throughout the US, we take pride in delivering small business agility with large corporation capabilities. Our list of clients count on us to prepare NASA’s Missions to the Moon and Mars and to defend our nation supporting the Missile Defense Agency and Department of Defense.  Join the adventure of a lifetime by becoming a teammate with Aerodyne Industries and work on projects that will define our future. Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. We have an exciting opportunity for a Chemical Engineer to join the team with JETS.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 1 year of experience in the field or in a related area.
Requires a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or in a related discipline.
Capable of developing simulation models of air and water purification processes at varying levels of fidelity ranging from detailed, first-principle models to more descriptive lumped-parameter models.
Excellent technical writing skills and the ability to use data to draw conclusions and support the conclusions when challenged.
Excellent presentation skills.
Excellent communication skills in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Support the advanced environmental control and life support systems analysis group.
Simulate and evaluate performance of life support systems for future NASA vehicles and habitats including the Orion spacecraft 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 performing life support functions for long duration space flights.
Evaluate and refine requirements for life support equipment that will support future missions.
Perform other tasks assigned.