Negotiable | Houston, TX, USA | Full Time The JETS Space Environments team is seeking a Space Environments Engineer to provide systems engineering and multidisciplinary technical analysis/modeling support to the different NASA JSC programs. Responsibilities: + Provide support to the NASA JSC programs in the definition of natural and induced space environments. + Provide systems engineering support to the NASA JSC programs ​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 over the operational life 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 elements/vehicles. + 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 element hardware. + Assess the compatibility of spacecraft hardware with natural and induced space environments. + Perform other duties as required. Requisition Qualifications: + Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering and a minimum of 2 - 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area. + 3 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g., M.S. or Ph.D.). + 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 skills. 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 projects. + Experience with the LINUX operating system.