Oceaneering Space Systems (OSS) is a precision engineering and manufacturing group which specializes in turn-key design, development, manufacturing, certification, maintenance, and testing of extra-vehicular and intra-vehicular (EVA & IVA) tools and equipment for astronauts; including life support and environmental control systems for space; robotic systems for military, space, and biological research; and thermal protection systems for launch vehicles. We also provide specialized engineering and support services in these areas, and astronaut training in NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.

For more information please go to www.oceaneering.com and click on Products & Services, then click Space Systems (OSS). This position is located in Clear Lake, Texas.

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The Space Environments team is seeking a Space Environments Engineer to provide systems engineering and multidisciplinary technical analysis/modeling support to the Gateway Program.

• Provide support to the Gateway Program in the definition of natural and induced space environments.
• Provide systems engineering support to the Gateway Program in space environments requirements and verification activities, working in concert with NASA civil servants and designated contractors.
• Evaluate induced environmental hazards between elements or vehicles as the Gateway stack expands over a 15-year period.
• Conduct systems engineering trade studies to identify potential risks and mitigations.
• Develop and update semi-empirical and theoretical models.
• Analyze/model molecular contamination and transport of contaminants from materials outgassing lunar dust, vacuum venting and rocket engine thruster plumes onto Gateway.
• Analyze optical property impacts from molecular contamination with exposure to the orbital environment (ultraviolet radiation, ionizing radiation, and atomic oxygen).
• Analyze/model plasma effects and spacecraft charging.
• Analyze/model radiation transport and effects on Gateway hardware.
• Assess compatibility of spacecraft hardware with natural and induced space environments.
• Perform other duties as required.

REQUIRED:

• BS degree from an accredited school in the field of Engineering or in a related area and a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the field or in a related area. Advanced degrees may be counted as experience.

• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience in Computer Programing.
• Strong analytical and computational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary field.
• Effective written and verbal communication skill.

REQUISITION PREFERENCES:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Nuclear), Physics or Chemistry.
• M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering.
• 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g., M.S. or Ph.D.).
• GPA 3.0 or higher.
• Knowledge of natural and induced Space Environments (Cislunar – Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO), Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Geostationary Orbit (GEO), and High Earth Orbit (HEO)).
• Knowledge of GCR, solar wind/ plasma, CMEs/SEPs, solar irradiance, micrometeoroid, and cislunar gravity models and definitions.
• Knowledge of lunar dust characteristics and effects.
• Experience with developing software to implement analytical models.
• Experience with materials outgassing, molecular transport, thin film deposition, optical property degradation, molecular gas dynamics, and/or multi-phase flows.
• Experience with hypergolic and Hall Effect thrusters' operation as well as associated plume characteristics.
• Experience with plasma charging analyses, ionizing radiation analyses, and/or related tools (NASCAP, SPIS, IRI, AE9/AP9, CREME96, SHIELDOSE, ESP/PHYCHIC, etc.).
• Experience with external contamination/molecular deposition analysis codes and/or tools (e.g, Tecplot, NX, HyperWorks, ParaView, Matlab, LS Dyna, etc.)
• Experience with the Gateway Program, other NASA programs, and/or other space project.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other non-merit factors.