What are the responsibilities and job description for the Space Environment Engineer-Gateway Program position at Associates Systems LLC?
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Job Description:
- Provide support to the Gateway Program in the definition of natural and induced space environments
- Provide systems engineering support to the Gateway Program in space environments requirements and verification activities, working in concert with NASA civil servants and designated contractors
- Evaluate induced environments hazards between elements or vehicles as the Gateway stack expands over a 15-year period
- Conduct systems engineering trade studies to identify potential risks and mitigations
- Develop and update semi-empirical and theoretical models
- Analyze/model molecular contamination and transport of contaminants from materials outgassing, lunar dust, vacuum venting and rocket engine thruster plumes onto Gateway
- Analyze optical property impacts from molecular contamination with exposure to the orbital environment (ultraviolet radiation, ionizing radiation, and atomic oxygen)
- Analyze/model plasma effects and spacecraft charging
- Analyze/model radiation transport and effects on Gateway hardware
- Assess compatibility of spacecraft hardware with natural and induced space environments
- Perform other duties as required
Required Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Nuclear), Physics or Chemistry.
- 3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. M.S. or Ph.D)
Desired Education/Experience:
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering
- 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. M.S. or Ph.D)
Required Skills:
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience in Computer Programing
- Strong analytical and computational skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary field
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Desired Skills:
- Knowledge of natural and induced Space Environments (Cislunar – Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO), Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Geostationary Orbit (GEO), and High Earth Orbit (HEO)Knowledge of GCR, solar wind/ plasma, CMEs/SEPs, solar irradiance, micrometeoroid, and cislunar gravity models and definitions
- Knowledge of lunar dust characteristics and effects
- Experience with developing software to implement analytical models
- Experience with materials outgassing, molecular transport, thin film deposition, optical property degradation, molecular gas dynamics, and/or multi-phase flows
- Experience with hypergolic and Hall Effect thrusters' operation as well as associated plume characteristics
- Experience with plasma charging analyses, ionizing radiation analyses and/or related tools (NASCAP, SPIS, IRI, AE9/AP9, CREME96, SHIELDOSE, ESP/PHYCHIC, etc)
- Experience with external contamination/molecular deposition analysis codes and/or tools (e.g, Tecplot, NX, HyperWorks, ParaView, Matlab, LS Dyna, etc.)
- Experience with the Gateway Program, other NASA programs, and/or other space projects
- Experience with the LINUX operating system
