ADV000CM2 HLS GN&C Flight Simulation Engineer (A)

Aerodyne Industries•Houston, TX

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Aerodyne Industries is an engineering and information technology services firm supporting NASA's Missions to the Moon and Mars, and the Missile Defense Agency and Department of Defense. They are seeking a Human Landing System (HLS) Flight Control Simulation Engineer to join their team. This position involves working with NASA and JETS engineers to develop and maintain a 6-DOF Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) simulation for the NASA HLS Program. The primary focus will be on developing flight control system algorithms for both automated and piloted manual flight of lunar lander vehicles. This HLS simulation is crucial for designing and developing a crewed digital manual control system, prototyping Displays and Controls, and assessing human-in-the-loop handling qualities.

Requirements

Requires 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
Ability to apply knowledge and experience towards timely completion of technical products and services
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 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 with the NASA/JSC TRICK simulation architecture and GIT configuration control tool.
Previous experience with simulation visualization and graphics packages, particularly JSC EDGE and dcapp (open source)

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