Space Flight Dynamics Docking Engineer

Amentum•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Space Flight Dynamics Docking Engineer to join the JETSII Contract. This position will be performing analysis, verification, and testing of the docking systems used in NASA's human spaceflight programs. This includes Orion, the Human Landing Systems, the International Space Station, and others.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or in a related engineering field.
Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, and/or C/C++.
Familiarity with desktop software applications, MS Office is required.
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency may be a requirement for this position.
Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.

Nice To Haves

MS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
Coursework or previous experience with numerical methods and rigid body dynamics.
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop simulation and testing.
Experience developing software for modeling, analysis, and/or data acquisition.
Experience with NASA-developed Trick Simulation Environment.
Familiarity with Linux operating systems and command line interface
Familiarity with the International Docking System Standard (IDSS) and IDSS-compliant mechanisms
Familiarity with MSC ADAMS

Responsibilities

Perform modeling and simulation of nonlinear contact dynamics using commercial and in-house code bases; develop new models, typically in the NASA-developed Trick Simulation Environment (using C/C++),MSC Adams, or similar tools.
Understand and model the dynamics of complex, multi-body mechanical systems.
Understanding of control systems.
Perform structural loads and dynamics analysis.
Perform verification of mechanical system requirements through test and analysis.
Perform simulation-based analysis using Monte-Carlo methods.
Perform data post-processing, reduction, and visualization using commercial and in-house code bases, as well as develop additional data processing tools, typically in Python.
Perform other duties as required.