Genesis Analysis / Software Engineer (BT-26090)

Bastion Technologies•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Genesis Analysis / Software Engineer will support the space program located in Houston, Texas (77058). This position will work on NASA's Genesis Development and Analysis Team, which provides software development and analytic support for a variety of NASA and commercial programs using the Genesis Flight Mechanics Simulation tool.

Requirements

This position requires US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
Must have a bachelor's degree in the field of engineering.
Must have 2+ years of recent and related work experience.
Experience with orbital mechanics and designing spacecraft trajectories.
Experience with the development of spacecraft mission design algorithms.
Experience analyzing spacecraft performance.
Experience with 6-DOF spacecraft simulations.
Proficiency in C++, Python, and Linux.
Experience in product delivery utilizing source code management tools such as Git/GitLab.
Experience developing, verifying, and validating simulation models.
Able to work in a team environment consisting of NASA civil servants and contractor employees.
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.
Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TEAMS.
All of Bastion's employees must be team players with strong work ethics and must be culture oriented.
Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in written form, with internal and external customers.
Able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives.
Must be organized with good time management skills and must be able to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
Regular attendance in accordance with an established work schedule is critical.

Nice To Haves

PhD in Aerospace Engineering with a focus on trajectory design, optimization, and orbital mechanics.
Proficiency in Julia.

Responsibilities

Provide software development and scripting of NASA's Genesis Flight Mechanics Simulation tool and related applications.
Design and execute analyses to compare the performance of different guidance algorithms.
Demonstrate the use of Core Flight Systems (cFS) in Genesis.
Develop, integrate, and test new algorithms for evaluation of vehicle and mission performance.
Integrate Genesis with Core Flight Systems and other trajectory software and tools.
Develop requirements documentation for mission design products.
Provide recommendations for improvements in design and software development processes.
Other duties as assigned.