About CFD Research: Since its inception in 1987, CFD Research has delivered innovative technology solutions within the Aerospace Defense, Biomedical Life Sciences, Intelligence Sensing, and Energy Materials industries. CFD Research has earned multiple national awards for successful application and commercialization of innovative component/system technology prototypes, multi-physics simulation software, multi-disciplinary analyses, and expert support services. Based in Huntsville, Alabama where laboratory facilities and headquarters are located, CFD Research also has office and laboratory facilities in Dayton, Ohio, prototyping test and evaluation facilities in Hollywood, Alabama, and office facilities in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

CFD Research is an ISO9001:AS9100D registered company and is appraised at CMMI Level II for Services. CFD Research is a 100% ESOP (employee-owned company) recognized in Inc. Magazine's Inc5000 as a top growing company for four of the last five years.

com CFD Research is looking to hire a Senior Dynamics and Controls Engineer to join our growing team in Huntsville, AL. Marshall Space Flight Center's Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN C) team is a high performing group executing challenging tasks to design and integrate GN C systems for projects ranging from CubeSats to NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). We are searching for highly qualified candidates to support the design, development, and oversight of the Human Lander Systems Program in the Control Systems Design and Analysis branch at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as a Dynamics, Controls, Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Subject Matter Expert.

This exciting work will serve as a critical step in sending humans back to the Moon, Mars and beyond!

Responsibilities

include but are not limited to: Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to project/program team members Develop and/or oversee the development, verification, and validation of launch vehicle, spacecraft, and lander control systems. Model, develop, simulate, and analyze launch vehicle, spacecraft, and lander dynamics and control system performance and stability. Resolve complex problems pertaining to the design, development, analysis, integration, evaluation, testing, and verification of control systems and 6-DoF models and simulations.

Develop, modify, maintain, and improve software simulations, tools, and scripts. Periodically analyze HLS partner’ flight data and present findings to NASA management. Create, edit, and debug software written in MATLAB, Simulink, and Simscape.

Configure, conduct, and analyze 6-DoF Monte Carlo simulations. Conduct trades studies and/or sensitivity analyses related to launch vehicles and spacecraft control. Mentor junior engineers in conducting control system modeling, simulation, and analysis.

Prepare and present technical reports and/or briefings including visualization of results. Create and review engineering and software documentation.

Qualifications

A degree in Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field from an ABET accredited institution is required.

Requirements

are the equivalent of a PhD with at least 19 years of experience, a master’s with at least 23 years of experience, or BS with at least 25 years of experience. S. Citizenship is required.

Required skills/experience: Ability to work problems from first principles, including derivation of dynamics equations of motion, including both nonlinear equations and linear state equations and integrate subsystem models into larger simulations. Proficiency modeling, simulating, and analyzing the performance of launch vehicles, spacecraft, and landers in the time domain using parametric, Monte Carlo, and statistical techniques. ).