Objective:\n

\u200b\u200bThe JETS Space Environments team is seeking a Space Environments Engineer to provide systems engineering and multidisciplinary technical analysis\/modeling support to the different NASA JSC programs.\n

Responsibilities:\n\nProvide support to the NASA JSC programs in the definition of natural and induced space environments.\nProvide systems engineering support to the NASA JSC programs \u200bin space environments requirements and verification activities, working in concert with NASA civil servants and designated contractors.\nEvaluate induced environmental hazards between elements or vehicles over the operational life period.\nConduct systems engineering trade studies to identify potential risks and mitigations. \nDevelop and update semi-empirical and theoretical models.\nAnalyze\/model molecular contamination and transport of contaminants from materials outgassing lunar dust, vacuum venting, and rocket engine thruster plumes onto elements\/vehicles.\nAnalyze optical property impacts from molecular contamination with exposure to the orbital environment (ultraviolet radiation, ionizing radiation, and atomic oxygen).\nAnalyze\/model plasma effects and spacecraft charging.\nAnalyze\/model radiation transport and effects on element hardware. \nAssess the compatibility of spacecraft hardware with natural and induced space environments.\nPerform other duties as required.\n\n

Requisition Qualifications:\n\nRequires a bachelor's degree in engineering and a minimum of 2 - 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.\n3 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g., M.S. or Ph.D.).\nExperience using Microsoft Office Suite.\nExperience in Computer Programing.\nStrong analytical and computational skills.\nAbility to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary field.\nEffective written and verbal communication skills. \n\n

Requisition Preferences:\n\nBachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Nuclear), Physics, or Chemistry\n\u200b\u200bM.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering.\n5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. M.S. or Ph.D.).\nGPA 3.0 or higher. \nKnowledge of natural and induced Space Environments (Cislunar - Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO), Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Geostationary Orbit (GEO), and High Earth Orbit (HEO)).\nKnowledge of GCR, solar wind\/ plasma, CMEs\/SEPs, solar irradiance, micrometeoroid, and cislunar gravity models and definitions.\nKnowledge of lunar dust characteristics and effects.\nExperience with developing software to implement analytical models.\nExperience with materials outgassing, molecular transport, thin film deposition, optical property degradation, molecular gas dynamics, and\/or multi-phase flows.\nExperience with hypergolic and Hall Effect thrusters' operation as well as associated plume characteristics.\nExperience with plasma charging analyses, ionizing radiation analyses, and\/or related tools (NASCAP, SPIS, IRI, AE9\/AP9, CREME96, SHIELDOSE, ESP\/PHYCHIC, etc).\nExperience with external contamination\/molecular deposition analysis codes and\/or tools (e.g, Tecplot, NX, HyperWorks, ParaView, Matlab, LS Dyna, etc.) \nExperience with the Gateway Program, other NASA programs, and\/or other space projects.\nExperience with the LINUX operating system.\n\n\n