HLS GN&C Flight Simulation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide math modeling and simulation development of guidance and flight control algorithms for automatic and piloted manual flight of lunar landers
• Develop formal math model and simulation documentation
• Identify team simulation tasks, resolve simulation related issues and assist team members
• Directly interact with the NASA customers, along with various NASA support contractors, during technical meetings and working groups
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering experience in the field or in a related area
• Experience in the development of flight control systems for aerospace vehicles
• Experience developing, verifying, and validating GN&C math models and 6-DOF simulations
• Experience with Linux, C/C++, and Python
• Experience modeling and analyzing dynamic systems in the frequency domain
• Familiarity with system identification and building linear models from time-domain measurements
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks in order to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision
• Excellent communication and documentation skills and the ability to work in a team environment consisting of NASA civil servants and various contractor employees

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Aerospace Engineering with a focus on GN&C and flight controls
• Knowledge of GN&C principles with a background in flight dynamics/orbital mechanics
• Experience contributing to large, multi-language simulation and architectures and ability to learn unfamiliar code bases
• Experience with GIT configuration control tool

Benefits

• Health and Wellness
• Mental Health
• Retirement Savings
• Life and Disability
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program