Space Environments Engineer: Drive Moon Mission Integrity

Amentum; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Space Environments Engineer to support NASA programs from our Houston-area team. You will perform multidisciplinary analysis and modeling to define natural and induced space environments and support systems engineering activities across programs like Artemis and Moon Base.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, modeling, and collaboration with other specialists, including design, software, and mission teams. Onsite work in the Houston area is expected.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and normally possess 5-10 years of related experience.
• 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 scientific computer programming and software development for analytical and physics-based modeling and simulation
• Strong analytical and computational skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary field
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide support to NASA programs in the definition of natural and induced space environments, including with multidisciplinary analysis and modeling, working in concert with NASA civil servants and designated contractors
• Develop and update semi-empirical and theoretical models of processes relevant to spacecraft natural and induced environments
• Analyze/model molecular and particulate contamination sources, including lunar dust, and transport from materials outgassing, vacuum venting, and rocket engine and thruster pluming processes onto spacecraft, elements, and payloads
• Analyze optical property impacts from molecular and particulate contamination, including lunar dust, and exposure to orbital and lunar surface environments (e.g., ultraviolet radiation, ionizing radiation, and atomic oxygen)
• Analyze/model plasma effects, spacecraft charging, radiation transport and effects on hardware
• Assess compatibility of spacecraft hardware with natural and induced space environments
• Provide systems engineering support in space environments requirements and verification plan development as well as requirement and verification activities throughout the life of a program
• Conduct systems engineering trade studies to identify potential risks and mitigations, evaluate induced environmental hazards between vehicles, and participate in hazard/risk reviews
• Participate in programmatic milestone reviews
• Perform other duties as required

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Computational skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Office software (MS Office)

Programming experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

M.S. or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Creo

NX

FEMAP

Tecplot

ParaView

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Space Environments Engineer to support NASA programs from our Houston-area team. You will perform multidisciplinary analysis and modeling to define natural and induced space environments and support systems engineering activities across programs like Artemis and Moon Base.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, modeling, and collaboration with other specialists, including design, software, and mission teams. Onsite work in the Houston area is expected.