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.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Navigation Lead Engineer for Human Landing Systems to join our ESSCA contract team at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.
Job Functions:
Provide demonstrated (minimum of 10 years) expertise to support the Human Landing Systems (HLS) program navigation team at the level of a Subject Matter Expert, as part of the Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) discipline. Specifically, this task will entail technical leadership of a team of navigation engineers achieve safe Moon landing and return to Earth. Programming skills and mentoring abilities are highly desired.
Qualifications
A degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or related field from an ABET accredited institution is required. Typical experience requirements are:
• Ph.D., with minimum of 14 years of experience,
• MS with at least 18 years of experience, or
• BS with at least 20-25 years of experience.
To be successful in this position, the applicant must be detail oriented, work independently and collaboratively, possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, and will typically possess some of the following skills:
The candidate is REQUIRED to have the following skills and experiences:
Duties
Day to day activities include:
Benefits
Mclaurin is a unique organization with a special focus on combining the best features of research and industry in order to foster innovation. Our organization strongly supports research, publication, and engagement with the academic community. We encourage our employees to remain on the cutting edge of new developments in their respective disciplines.
US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.
Mclaurin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
The agile and innovative team of Mclaurin Aerospace specializes in end-to-end multiphysics analysis and design for emerging aerospace systems using state-of-the-art numerical methods. Core capabilities include computational fluid dynamics, flight mechanics, and guidance, navigation, and control. Founded in 1997, CRM Solutions, Inc. (Mclaurin Aerospace) is a HUBZone-qualified, woman-owned small business with program experience spanning the full breadth of America's defense and space exploration portfolio.
