HLS GN&C Flight Simulation Engineer

Amentum•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum, in partnership with Aerodyne Industries, is seeking a Human Landing System (HLS) Flight Control Simulation Engineer to support NASA's HLS Program. This role involves developing and maintaining a 6-DOF Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) simulation, with a primary focus on creating flight control system algorithms for both automated and piloted manual flight of lunar lander vehicles. The simulation will be used for designing a crewed digital manual control system, prototyping displays and controls, and assessing human-in-the-loop handling qualities. The position is for a potential opening, and while not yet finalized, the company is actively identifying and interviewing qualified candidates due to strong indications of imminent approval.

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
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