COSMOS Data Acquisition Hardware Engineer

Aerodyne Industries, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 93,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerodyne Industries, LLC is seeking a Data Acquisition Hardware Engineer to support the COSMOS program at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The role covers hardware upgrades, BOM management, and integration of low‑voltage control and DAQ systems for mission operations and testing facilities.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams to deliver reliable, high‑performance platform hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science in a related field.
• 3+ years of general experience in hardware platforms and data acquisition.
• Experience with low‑voltage control, DAQ systems, and embedded interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Oversee hardware installation, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
• Perform root-cause analysis and vendor coordination for platform hardware.
• Collaborate with virtualization, storage, and network teams to secure high‑availability networks.
• Design, develop, integrate, and sustain low‑voltage control and DAQ infrastructure.
• Lead component selection and BOM management for platform hardware.
• Translate requirements into engineering designs and provide status updates to NASA.

Skills

Hardware development

Schematic capture & PCB layout

Analog/digital interfaces

DAQ systems design

Embedded systems

Industrial protocols (Modbus/CAN/OPCUA

Education

Bachelor/Master of Science degree

Tools

HPE Synergy

Fibre Channel SAN

Ethernet networking

PCB layout tools

Job description

Aerodyne Industries, LLC is seeking a Data Acquisition Hardware Engineer to support the COSMOS program at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The role covers hardware upgrades, BOM management, and integration of low‑voltage control and DAQ systems for mission operations and testing facilities.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams to deliver reliable, high‑performance platform hardware.