HLS GN&C Flight Simulation Engineer

Mclaurin Aerospace • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a HLS GN&C Flight Simulation Engineer to join the JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The role is focused on human space exploration and understanding the origins of the universe, working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference. The company seeks talent, teamwork, and energy to achieve great things that inspire people globally, bringing creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to envision, shape, and deliver systems for space exploration that also benefit people on Earth. The team is excited about their work and aims to take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration. Mclaurin, the organization, has a special focus on combining research and industry to foster innovation, strongly supporting research, publication, and engagement with the academic community, and encouraging employees to stay on the cutting edge of new developments in their respective disciplines.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Engineering with experience in the field or in a related area.
• Experience in the development of flight control systems for aerospace vehicles
• Experience developing, verifying, and validating GN&C math models and 6-DOF simulations
• Experience with Linux, C/C++ and Python
• Experience modeling and analyzing dynamic systems in the frequency domain.
• Familiarity with system identification and building linear models from time-domain measurements.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks in order to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision
• Excellent communication and documentation skills and the ability to work in a team environment consisting of NASA civil servants and various contractor employees

Nice To Haves

• MS in Aerospace Engineering with on a focus on GN&C and flight controls
• Knowledge of GN&C principles with a background in flight dynamics/orbital mechanics
• Knowledge in the design, analysis, and implementation of navigation algorithms
• Experience contributing to large, multi-language simulation and architectures and ability to learn unfamiliar code bases.
• Experience with GIT configuration control tool.

Responsibilities

• Provide math modeling and simulation development of guidance and flight control algorithms for automatic and piloted manual flight of lunar landers
• Develop formal math model and simulation documentation
• Identify team simulation tasks, resolve simulation related issues and assist team members.
• Directly interact with the NASA customers, along with various NASA support contractors, during technical meetings and working groups.
• Perform other duties as required

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Positive work-life balance
• 100% Employer paid insurance including: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Generous PTO
• 401k 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