Senior SLS Orion Trajectory Analyst (ES4)

Amentum•Huntsville, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED) Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) team is a high performing group executing challenging tasks to design and integrate GN&C systems for NASA projects ranging from NASA’s Space Launch System(SLS) to NASA’s Human Lander System. We are searching for highly qualified candidates to support NASA’s Flight Dynamics Team in the Guidance, Navigation, & Mission Analysis branch at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. This exciting work will serve as a critical step in sending humans back to the Moon, Mars and beyond! ASED offers a partnership in which you can grow personally and professionally within a framework of strong leadership, competitive compensation, and rewarding career paths. Come join our team!

Requirements

A degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or related field from an ABET accredited institution is required.
Typical experience requirements are the equivalent of a PhD with at least 4 years of experience, a Masters with at least 8 years of experience, or BS with at least 10 years of experience.
Must be a US Citizen and have a STAR ID.
Detail oriented, work independently and collaboratively, possess strong communication and interpersonal skills
Trajectory Design and/or mission analysis experience
Python programming experience
Copernicus experience
Software & simulation integration OR Modeling & simulation experience

Nice To Haves

Dynamically model 3 and 6 DOF single body systems
Matlab, Fortran, C++ programming experience
Familiarity with Linux, Bash, and the use of computational clusters/servers
Support the design, integration, and analysis of GN&C products.
Configure, conduct, and analyze 6-DOF Monte Carlo simulations.
Familiarity with convex optimization

Responsibilities

Analysis of launch vehicle and spacecraft, dynamics, equations of motion, and trajectories to assess performance of spacecraft trajectories, mission analysis, and related studies
Modeling ascent and in-space environments, errors, disturbances, GN&C algorithms, sensors, actuators, and mechanisms
Simulate and analyze nominal, contingency, and failure scenarios during ascent and in-space flight
Develop algorithms and tools to analyze 3 DOF trajectories using Monte Carlo techniques
Perform studies and insight analysis for NASA’s HLS program
Execute/modify existing software/scripts in C, Python, C++
Dynamic modeling of 3 and 6 DOF single body systems
Mission design and analysis
Trajectory design analysis
Creating, editing and debugging software written in C, Python, Matlab, Fortran, and C++.
Optimization and improvement of analysis tools and GN&C models.
Working with GN&C leads and other engineering disciplines.
Supporting the verification and validation of technical products.
Creation and review of engineering and software documentation.
Preparing and Presenting technical reports and briefings.