Sr. Flight Mechanics Systems Engineer

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Overview:

The HLS Ascent Segment Lead Engineer stewards a team of engineers across NASA centers that perform independent navigation analysis and simulation for the Human Lander System (HLS) program to assess and communicate risk to the HLS Chief Engineer and HLS commercial partners. This position will require demonstrated strong leadership and communications skills as well as strong technical background, including flight mechanics, modeling and sim, and other GNC experience. 

The Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED) Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) team is a high performing group executing challenging tasks to design and integrate GN&C systems for NASA projects ranging from NASA’s Space Launch System(SLS) to NASA’s Human Lander System. We are searching for highly qualified candidates to support this team at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. This exciting work will serve as a critical step in sending humans back to the Moon, Mars and beyond!

ASED offers a partnership in which you can grow personally and professionally within a framework of strong leadership, competitive compensation, and rewarding career paths. Come join our team!

Description:

• Serves as Technical Points of Contact for top level requirements and therefore will be responsible for coordinating the NASA certification of the requirements through reviewing 
  • the Verification Events/DVOs, 
    
  • hazard reports, 
    
  • testing that is relevant to this phase (i.e., optical navigation, NRI burn accuracy), etc. (planning, execution, and post-test evaluation)
• Have a thorough understanding of the condition of the vehicle on the surface through NRI through insight activities including
  
  • Integrated vehicle performance 
    
  • Hardware performance 
    
  • Communication with EVA and Earth
    
  • Crew interactions including EVA and inspection of the vehicle post landing and pre-launch
    
  • Launch preparation & planning
    vehicle functional design (HW/SW interactions, Fault protections, modalities, abort scenarios in this segment, etc.)
    
  • Vehicle monitoring during ascent and coast phase
    
  • Monitor need for Trajectory correction maneuvers to minimize errors at NRHO insertion
• Works with DLs to ensure HLS vehicle pe