Advanced Mission Design Engineer

Advanced Mission Design Engineer

Position Description

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. Amentum is NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.

We are looking for an Advanced Mission Design Engineer to join the JETSII contract with Nexus, a teammate company. The Advanced Mission Design Team will be providing mission analysis and design across the Orion and commercial crew programs.

This position is located in Houston, Texas. Candidates must be willing to work a hybrid schedule.

Your future duties and responsibilities

. Provide trajectory products supporting spacecraft mission design & analysis for advanced Orion crewed missions such as Artemis I III and related missions.

. Perform trajectory optimization runs to characterize vehicle performance and mission availability for a variety of scenarios.

. Develop, integrate, and test new algorithms for evaluation of vehicle and mission performance.

. Provide software development and scripting of NASA's Copernicus trajectory optimization tool and related applications.

. Integrate Copernicus with other trajectory software and tools.

. Develop requirements documentation for mission design products.

. Provide recommendations for improvements in design and software development processes.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

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.

. PHD in Orbital mechanics is preferred, or bachelor's degree with 2 5 years of relevant work experience.

. Experience with orbital mechanics and designing spacecraft trajectories.

. Experience with development of spacecraft mission design algorithms and analyzing spacecraft performance.

. Experience developing, verifying, and validating simulation models.

. Excellent communication skills

. Experience working in a team environment consisting of NASA civil servants and contractors.

. Strong interpersonal skills to enable successful performance in a collaborative environment.

. Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision.

. Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at meetings.

. Experience with Microsoft Office products.

Preferences:

. PhD in Aerospace Engineering with a focus on trajectory design, optimization, and orbital mechanics

. Experience with 3 DOF spacecraft simulations

. Proficiency in software development using programming languages such as Modern Fortran, Python, C++, bash, and Julia.

. Experience with Python package management systems such as conda/mamba

. Experience with 3D graphics libraries such as OpenSceneGraph, OpenGL, and OpenFrames.

. Experience with GUI development in Python and Qt

. Experience with multiple operating systems such as Windows, macOS Linux

. Experience with product delivery and management

. Experience with source code management tools such as Git/GitLab and continuous integration systems such as GitlabCI

Desired qualifications/non-essential skills required:

We are seeking candidates that are familiar with orbital mechanics and are PhD graduates specializing in astrodynamics, mission design, or orbital mechanics.

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $72,500.00 $160,700.00.

CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:

. Competitive compensation

. Comprehensive insurance options

. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan

. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time

. Paid parental leave

. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance

. Wellness and Well being programs

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