Trajectory Design & Data Engineer (ADV0005KN)

Job Title

Trajectory Design & Data Engineer (ADV0005KN)

Career Level

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Job Type

Full-Time

Location

Johnson Space Center - Houston, TX 77058 US (Primary)

Job Description

For more than 30 years, ERC has been delivering the advantage needed to solve our customers' and the nation's toughest challenges. ERC is a trusted partner to the Defense and Space communities. We provide the advanced engineering, innovative technology, and subject-matter expertise to deliver the mission results our customers need to keep the nation safe and secure. Our unique solutions enhance readiness, optimize performance, and help ensure success in the air, on the ground and in space.

An essential part of our success is our corporate culture built on respect, empowerment, and collaboration. Our culture elevates our people, ensuring they provide best-in-class service and solutions to our customers. We always strive to do the right thing. We believe that are our people are our best asset and human connection our greatest strength.

Our ~2,000 employees work on the most critical missions in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force (USAF), NASA, and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). We provide support for Test and Evaluation (T&E), Modeling & Simulation, Agile Software Development, Systems Engineering, and more. Our teams' current projects range from engineering and logistics support for vital space hardware to platform and weapons modeling, simulation, and engineering.

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Your role:

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. We have an exciting opportunity for a Trajectory Design & Data Engineer.

** We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews. **

What you'll do all day:

• Provide trajectory products supporting spacecraft mission design & analysis for future human spaceflight missions such as Artemis and/or the Human Landing System
• Perform trajectory optimization runs to characterize vehicle performance and mission availability for a variety of scenarios
• Prepare work summaries, presentations, and reports as required
• Assist in software development and scripting of spacecraft trajectory design and optimization tools
• Develop, integrate, and test new algorithms for evaluation of vehicle and mission performance
• Write post-processing routines to analyze output data, determine mission viability, and determine solution methods
• Assist with software development of the Copernicus trajectory optimization tool
• Perform other duties as required

You will love this job if you:

• Are a self-starter and require little oversight to complete given tasks
• Enjoy a fast-paced work environment
• Love working with diverse groups of individuals, including engineers and technicians
• Are good at communicating with people
• Have a positive attitude
• Enjoy multitasking

Minimum requirements for this position:

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering in the field or in a related area
• Expertise in big data / database infrastructure (>10 TB data storage) and programming
• Experience with big data analysis such as SQL queries and forming digestible reports from >1 TB dataset
• Experience with big data programming tools such as SQL/SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Rust, Go, Hadoop, PySpark, SquashFS
• Experience with programming and scripting languages such as Fortran, Python, and/or C++
• Ability to independently devise solutions to complex engineering problems by their own efforts and by soliciting inputs from other technical experts
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to effectively interact with customers and management at all levels

Desired skills and experience for this position:

• Computer Science degree with minor in Aerospace Engineering
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering (or vice versa)
• Experience with data pipelines (automation of data management using tools like Gitlab, CI, Jenkins) and/or data interfaces (web app/tools for end users to interact with stored data)
• Experience with orbital mechanics and/or spacecraft mission design
• Experience with spacecraft trajectory optimization, including use of software tools such as Copernicus, GMAT, MONTE, STK, and/or FreeFlyer

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Professional development allotment
• Multiple healthcare benefit packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with federally recognized holiday schedule

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