Modeling and Simulation Engineer #ADV000A4Z Position Available In Madison, Alabama
Tallo's Job Summary: The Modeling and Simulation Engineer #ADV000A4Z role at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center involves developing, verifying, and validating control systems for launch vehicles, spacecraft, and landers. Responsibilities include resolving complex design problems, analyzing flight data, conducting simulations, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates must have a degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, with 4-10 years of relevant experience and proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink, and C/C++ programming.
Job Description
We are searching for highly qualified candidates to support the design, development, and oversight of the Human Lander Systems Program in the Control Systems Design and Analysis branch at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center as a Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Engineer. This exciting work will serve as a critical step in sending humans back to the Moon, Mars and beyond!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Develop and/or oversee the development, verification, and validation of launch vehicle, spacecraft, and lander control systems.
Model, develop, simulate, and analyze launch vehicle, spacecraft, and lander dynamics and control system performance and stability.
Resolve complex problems pertaining to the design, development, analysis, integration, evaluation, testing, and verification of control systems and 6-DoF models and simulations.
Develop, modify, maintain, and improve software simulations, tools, and scripts.
Periodically analyze HLS partner flight data and present findings to NASA management.
Create, edit, and debug software written in MATLAB, Simulink, and Simscape.
Configure, conduct, and analyze 6-DoF Monte Carlo simulations.
Conduct trades studies and/or sensitivity analyses related to launch vehicles and spacecraft control.
Mentor junior engineers in conducting control system modeling, simulation, and analysis.
Prepare and present technical reports and/or briefings including visualization of results.
Create and review engineering and software documentation.
Job Requirements:
A degree in Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field is required. A degree from an ABET accredited institution is preferred. Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a Ph.D. with a minimum 4 years of experience; MS with at least 8 years of experience, or a BS with at least 10 years of experience.
Required skills/experience:
Proficiency modeling, simulating, and analyzing the performance of launch vehicles, spacecraft, and landers in the time domain using parametric, Monte Carlo, and statistical techniques.
Modeling of spacecraft components/subsystems including Thrust Vector Control (TVC) actuators, Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters, slosh, pogo, rigid and/or flexible body dynamics, and/or sensors.
Programming in MATLAB, Simulink, and C/C++. This includes debugging and improving the efficiency of simulation tools.
Experience performing software development, verification, and validation.
Experience performing trade studies, sensitivity, and/or Monte Carlo simulation and analyses related to the control of launch vehicles and/or spacecraft.
Must be detail oriented and self-motivated that can work independently taking projects from start to finish without much oversight.
Must also be able to work collaboratively with other team members both locally and remote at other facilities or vendors.
