GN&C Engineer Security Clearance

Under the Deep Space Logistics Engineering Support (LENS) contract, Aegis Aerospace will provide engineering support to NASA to review and assess activities of the Gateway Logistics Services (GLS) IDIQ Contract Commercial Service Provider. This effort may include reviewing requirements, design, analysis, testing, manufacturing, verification, validation, assembly, integration, checkout, and operations required to deliver cargo and payloads to the lunar Gateway or other DSL mission projects.

The Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) Engineer supports customers in determining, negotiating, and implementing mission‑enabling GN&C requirements for GLS systems and associated hardware. The engineer performs independent modeling and simulation development and analysis to support independent verification and validation (IV&V) of requirements and works closely with the mission design team. The position will be filled at the Senior Engineer or Subject Matter Expert level, with salary commensurate with experience.

• Review system architectures, hardware requirements, designs, assembly procedures, test plans, procedures, and data to support Deep Space Logistic GN&C and ensure sound approaches and appropriate component selection.
• Provide recommendations for improvements to system architectures, hardware requirements, designs, test plans, and procedures when disparities or deficiencies are identified.
• Ensure NASA requirements are satisfied by design solutions and support production/control board meetings, design reviews, and system reviews.
• Track GN&C specific requirements verification and validation progress.
• Perform computer‑based analysis for independent verification and validation (IV&V) of requirements, including trajectory and attitude simulation, 6‑DOF motion simulations, RPOD analysis, and non‑GPS navigation analysis.
• Provide engineering insight to support GLS provider GN&C system designs in relation to avionics, mission design, flight software, and other systems.
• Evaluate options and offer best technical guidance on trade‑offs (technical, schedule, risk, etc.) using matrix organization support as necessary.
• Work in a team environment and report to senior NASA personnel on provider development progress and issues.
• Travel as required to support technical reviews and exchanges.
• Select and apply engineering techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate specific problems, data, or other features of the work that are broad in scope and complexity.
• Provide recommendations for program acceptance of requirements verification, testing, risks, and hazards.
• Perform other duties as required.

• B.S. degree in engineering or related discipline from an accredited engineering school and at least seven years of related engineering experience.
• M.S. degree in engineering or related discipline from an accredited engineering school and at least five years of related engineering experience.
• Experience developing GN&C algorithms (e.g., 6‑DOF) and implementing them into proof‑of‑concept and validation simulation software using MATLAB, Python, and C++.
• Experience developing space system requirements documents, including functional requirements and verification success criteria.
• Experience designing, assembling, verifying, testing, and operating spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control systems and sensors.
• Knowledge of navigation sensors for operation in the space environment.
• U.S. citizenship and successful completion of a U.S. government background investigation.
• Ability to work in a team environment with NASA civil servants and other contractor employees.
• Highly organized and self‑motivated.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines.

• M.S. degree in a related discipline and ten years of experience.
• Experience with deep‑space NASA missions.
• Experience with spacecraft flexible body and propellant slosh in low‑g environments.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and experience with NASA code POST
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• Experience with non‑GPS enabled GN&C systems and navigation methodologies.
• Familiarity with NASA organizations, processes, and procedures including NASA System Engineering Handbook (NASA/SP‑6105), NPR 7123, and NPR 7120.
• Experience working with NASA launch services providers.
• Experience with deep‑space and/or human‑rated space flight.

Aegis Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer /M/F/disability/protected veteran employer.