COSMOS Data Acquisition Hardware Engineer

ASCEND Aerospace & Technology, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 93,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

ASCEND Aerospace & Technology, LLC at Johnson Space Center in Houston seeks a Data Acquisition Hardware Engineer to support the COSMOS mission operations contract. The role focuses on hardware platform development, low-voltage control systems, DAQ infrastructure, and integration with secure networks.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of experience in hardware, software-embedded interfaces, and a track record with mission-critical systems. On-site work at JSC is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master of Science degree; 3+ years of general experience or equivalent
• Experience with hardware platform development and system integration
• Ability to obtain NASA PIV badge and work on-site at JSC

Responsibilities

• Oversee installation, upgrades and lifecycle management of hardware platforms and compute environments.
• Perform root-cause analysis and vendor coordination for mission platform hardware.
• Collaborate with virtualization, storage and network teams to integrate hardware into secure networks.
• Design, develop, integrate and sustain low-voltage control systems and DAQ infrastructure.
• Lead design, schematic capture and component selection for platform hardware and modular DAQ systems.

Skills

Hardware platform development

Circuit design

Schematic capture

PCB layouts

Analog/digital interfaces

Power delivery

Signal integrity

High-speed interfaces

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor’s or Master of Science

Tools

Schematic capture tools

PCB layout software

HPE Synergy

Job description

ASCEND Aerospace & Technology, LLC at Johnson Space Center in Houston seeks a Data Acquisition Hardware Engineer to support the COSMOS mission operations contract. The role focuses on hardware platform development, low-voltage control systems, DAQ infrastructure, and integration with secure networks.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of experience in hardware, software-embedded interfaces, and a track record with mission-critical systems. On-site work at JSC is required.