The job is looking to solve the problem of ensuring the safety and compliance of NASA's deep space exploration systems, specifically focusing on Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) and Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) systems.
Requirements
- Experience with orbital mechanics and GN&C principles
- Understanding of orbit, entry, descent, landing GN&C principles
- Knowledge in the development of GN&C algorithms and spacecraft system analysis
- Experience with design, verification, testing, and operation of GN&C hardware and software
- Experience with LINUX, Python, and C/C++
- Experience with the development of space system requirements and documents
- Experience with MATLAB and Simulink toolboxes
Responsibilities
- Certify GN&C system requirements compliance through review of analysis and test reports, including assessment of sensor performance, trajectory dispersions, and other GN&C parameters.
- Certify fault tolerance safety requirements compliance through review of GN&C related hazard reports and associated verification evidence, including communicating issues to a Safety Review Panel.
- Identify and recommend solutions to GN&C/RPO performance issues.
- Communicate status of compliance reviews to ISS program management.
- Conduct performance assessments on visiting vehicle GN&C data for Program compliance.
- Review Monte Carlo trajectory analyses using independent 6 degrees-of-freedom simulations.
- Provide input to operational products, such as flight rules and on-orbit demonstration plans.
Other
- Maintain relationships with a diverse technical team, including personnel from engineering, safety, flight operations, crew office, and visiting vehicle providers.
- Strong interpersonal skills to enable successful performance on a collaborative engineering team.
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision.
- Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills
- Ability to work in a team environment consisting of NASA civil servants and contractor employees.
