Chemical Engineer
About The Position
The Chemical Engineer - Modeling & Simulation role is under the JETS II contract at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The position supports the advanced environmental control and life support systems analysis group. It involves simulating and evaluating life support systems for future NASA vehicles and habitats, including the Orion spacecraft and vehicles for lunar or Mars missions. The engineer correlates water and air process simulation models with test results, models physical and chemical processes, sizes equipment for long-duration spaceflight life support functions, and evaluates and refines equipment requirements for future missions.
Requirements
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
- At least 5 years of relevant engineering experience.
- 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 team communication and presentation skills.
- Proof of U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency (minimum 3 years) is required.
- Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.
Nice To Haves
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Support the advanced environmental control and life support systems analysis group.
- Simulate and evaluate life support system performance 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 for life support functions on long-duration space flights.
- Evaluate and refine requirements for life support equipment for future missions.
Benefits
- 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
