Aerospace Engineer

Aerospace Engineer
Aerospace Engineer I
NASA Glenn Research Center
Cleveland, Ohio

HX5 is an award-winning provider of engineering, research and development, and technical services to clients such as NASA and the Department of Defense. Founded in 2004, HX5 is a fast-growing veteran- and woman-owned company with locations nationwide.

HX5 is currently seeking an Aerospace Engineer to join our team in Cleveland, Ohio in support of the GEARS contract at NASA Glenn Research Center.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The selected candidate will perform modeling, simulation, and data analysis in support of selecting potential landing sites on the Moon for the Artemis III, IV, and V, missions as well as other relevant lunar missions being planned by industry partners. Selection of the optimal landing sites for the first crewed mission of the Human Landing System (HLS) will involve complex data analysis and synthesis of information that includes geological and environmental properties, spacecraft capabilities, mission design factors, launch window opportunities, and communication availability. Potential landing sites are first assessed to confirm that the spacecraft can land safely. Then, the site availability analysis determines the optimal set of landing sites for solar illumination, Earth to Moon communication coverage, lunar surface communication coverage, and similar requirements. Primarily, the selected candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Provide incremental and final results, documentation, and software scripts to support the concurrent analysis cycles needed by NASA's return to the Moon
• Review plans for follow-on cycles and make recommendations for improving the lunar site selection process
• Attend and participate in weekly meetings to provide status and support collaboration between the multi-NASA-center HLS site availability team

This technical effort will identify and select potential lunar landing sites using the Glenn Research Center Communication Analysis Suite (GCAS) software package and information from previous analysis cycles. GCAS was developed at GRC to simulate potential orbits of spacecraft and to optimize characteristics of a mission in a visual representation. In addition, analysis and synthesis of data related to mission constraints, figures of merit, and the logistics of orbital trajectories will be required to support the site selections.

The selected candidate will support the HLS Site Availability Lead and the lunar landing site availability analysis team. This effort is monitored by the System Architectures and Analytical Studies Branch at NASA GRC, which provides research and engineering to define and analyze communications system architectures.

Required Skills:

• Proficient with Matlab software
• Familiarity or experience with modeling and simulation for space-related applications
• Familiarity or experience with space flight mechanics and orbital dynamics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for explanation of analyses and presentation of results
• Highly motivated and able to work independently
• Committed to successful collaboration with the NASA team and industry partners

Desired Skills:

• Cross-discipline knowledge that includes:
  • Launch window analysis and logistics
  • Orbital trajectory analysis
  • Line of sight communication
• Familiarity or experience with GCAS, STK, SOAP or similar software package
• Experience working on NASA space-related projects

Education/Experience:

Completed at least a bachelor's degree with a major in engineering or other STEM-related degree, from an accredited program, with 0 - 2 years of relevant experience.

HX5 offers a competitive salary and benefits package to include:

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Identity Protection
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter/Transit Spending Accounts
• Group Legal Coverage Options
• Pet Insurance

HX5, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

HX5, LLC is a Drug Free Workplace Employer.

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