Orion GN&C Engineer

MRI Technologies • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

MRI Technologies has an exciting opportunity for an Orion Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) Engineer on the JETS II contract at NASA Johnson Space Center. In this role, you will develop and evaluate safety-critical, human-rated GN&C flight software for NASA's Orion spacecraft, supporting the Artemis Program and future crewed deep space missions. You will be embedded with a collaborative team of engineers at the forefront of human spaceflight technology development. A typical day involves developing and testing GN&C algorithms in MATLAB and Simulink, collaborating with NASA civil servants to refine flight software requirements, and reviewing simulation results from 6 DOF analysis tools. In the morning you may be updating orbital mechanics models or authoring requirements documentation; in the afternoon you could be integrating new trajectory optimization algorithms or presenting analysis findings to the project team. The work is intellectually challenging, mission-critical, and directly tied to sending astronauts safely beyond Earth orbit.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, with a minimum of 1 year of experience in the field or a related area
• Experience with Kalman filters
• Experience with development of modeling spacecraft systems performance
• Knowledge in the development of GN&C algorithms and spacecraft system analysis
• Experience with development and analysis of 6 DOF algorithms and simulations
• Experience with orbital mechanics and GN&C principles
• Experience with design, verification, testing, and operation of GN&C software
• Experience with LINUX, Python, MATLAB, Simulink, and C/C++
• Experience with Git/GitLab version control
• Experience with the development of space system requirements and documents
• 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
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency is a requirement for this position.
• Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine Learning
• Experience with safety-critical, human-rated embedded software development
• Experience with object-oriented software development
• Experience with Agile software development
• Experience with spacecraft rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking
• Familiarity with spacecraft docking systems
• Working knowledge of NASA, JSC, and ISS standard practices and requirements (including safety)
• Experience with NASA flight operations and procedures
• Familiarity with NASA/JSC documentation databases and SharePoint sites
• Experience with the NASA Trick simulation architecture and JEOD (JSC Engineering Orbital Dynamics)

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• company paid life and disability insurance
• paid time off
• 401(k)
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off, when applicable)
• onsite cafeteria
• strong career development opportunities working alongside NASA's human spaceflight teams

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees