Mission Design EngineerAegis Aerospace, Inc. • Tallahassee, Florida, United States
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Mission Design Engineer
Aegis Aerospace, Inc.
- Tallahassee, Florida, United States
- Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Über
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 Remote/Telework:
Full-time on-site position at Kennedy Space Center. Clearance Required:
Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation. Work Schedule:
Full-Time
Position Summary Aegis Aerospace is seeking a
Mission Design Engineer
to support NASA’s Deep Space Logistics Engineering Support contract at Kennedy Space Center. This position supports NASA in reviewing and assessing Deep Space Logistics commercial provider activities and internal studies related to cargo and payload delivery to the lunar surface, cislunar space, and other Deep Space Logistics mission projects and interests.
Under the Deep Space Logistics Engineering Support contract, employees provide engineering support to NASA to review and assess requirements, design, analysis, testing, manufacturing, verification, validation, assembly, integration, checkout, mission preparations, and operations required to support Deep Space Logistics efforts.
The Mission Design Engineer provides support on behalf of NASA customers to determine, negotiate, and implement mission-enabling Mission Design requirements for Deep Space Logistics systems and associated hardware. This position will also perform independent modeling and simulation tool development and analysis to support independent verification and validation of requirements while working closely with the mission design team.
Key Responsibilities
Assist with software development and scripting of NASA’s trajectory optimization tools and related applications.
Develop new features and algorithms requested by the NASA customer.
Perform refactoring and improvements to software architecture for program efficiency.
Support integration with other trajectory software and tools.
Perform general program maintenance and fixes.
Ensure NASA requirements are satisfied by design solutions and support production/control board meetings, design reviews, and system reviews.
Support regression testing and documentation.
Provide trajectory products supporting spacecraft mission design and analysis for Deep Space Logistics Moon Base missions and other missions directed by the Deep Space Logistics Project Office.
Perform trajectory optimization runs to characterize vehicle performance and mission availability for a variety of scenarios.
Support development, integration, and testing of new algorithms for evaluation of vehicle and mission performance.
Support mission scenarios including ascent, entry, precision landing, and Rendezvous Proximity Operations and Docking.
Travel as required in support of technical reviews and exchanges.
Provide recommendations for program acceptance of requirements verification, testing, risks, and hazards.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
BS degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school plus eight (8) or more years of experience with spacecraft trajectory analysis; or MS degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school plus four (4) or more years of experience with spacecraft trajectory analysis.
Demonstrated capability to independently devise solutions to complex engineering problems through individual effort and by soliciting input from other technical experts.
Expertise in orbital mechanics and/or spacecraft mission design.
Experience with programming and scripting languages such as modern Fortran, Python, and/or C++.
Experience working in a team environment.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
Desired Qualifications
MS degree in Aerospace Engineering with a concentration in orbital mechanics and 5-10 years of spacecraft and cislunar trajectory design experience is desired.
Expertise in spacecraft trajectory optimization, including use of software tools such as Copernicus, GMAT, MONTE, STK, or FreeFlyer, is desired.
Experience with spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control algorithms and software is desired.
Experience with deep space NASA missions is desired.
Familiarity with NASA organizations, processes, and procedures including NASA Systems Engineering Standards such as the NASA Systems Engineering Handbook, NASA Procedural Requirements NPR 7123, and NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Handbook NPR 7120 is desired.
Experience working with NASA launch services providers is desired.
Experience with NASA deep space mission systems engineering, including coordinating system requirements verification and validation between multiple organizations and centers, is desired.
Experience with deep space and/or human-rated space flight is desired.
Aegis Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer /M/F/disability/protected veteran employer.
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