Parachute Modeling Engineer

Mclaurin Aerospace • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a passionate Parachute Modeling Engineer to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. This role is crucial for advancing human space exploration and understanding the origins of the universe. You will contribute creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help envision, shape, and deliver systems that enable space exploration while benefiting people on Earth. This is an exciting opportunity to work on NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Experience with 6-DOF and multi-body flight mechanics simulations.
• Experience with software development (any language).
• Experience developing, verifying, and validating parachute simulation models.
• Experience analyzing spacecraft performance.
• Experience in product delivery utilizing source code management tools such as Git/GitLab.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to work in a team environment consisting of NASA civil servants and contractor employees.
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable successful performance in a collaborative engineering team.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision.
• Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at various meetings.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products.
• US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited engineering school with five (5) years of related engineering experience, a master's degree from an accredited engineering school and four (4) years of related engineering experience, or a Ph.D. from an accredited engineering school and zero (0) years of related experience.
• PhD in Aerospace Engineering with a focus on flight mechanics.
• Proficiency in Julia, C++, and Linux.
• Experience with software design.

Responsibilities

• Develop a state-of-the-art multi-body parachute system model, including parachute deployment, inflation, and full-open flight, for use on the Orion and Commercial Crew programs and future programs.
• Integrate the multi-body parachute system model into NASA's flight mechanics simulation (Julia) and NASA Trick-based simulations (C++).
• Collaborate with parachute analysis subject matter experts to plan and reconstruct parachute drop tests and reconstruct the parachute system performance from spacecraft flights.
• Assist the GN&C team in performing parachute system analyses, including assessments of the touchdown conditions.
• Assist the parachute analysis team with executing simulations on our High-Performance Computing (HPC) system.
• Perform verification and validation for flight mechanics models and simulations.
• Develop requirements documentation for flight mechanics models and simulations.
• Provide recommendations for improvements in design and software development processes.
• 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: Entry Level