Space Life Support Modeling Engineer
Mclaurin Aerospace
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Mclaurin Aerospace in Houston, TX seeks a Chemical Engineer - Modeling & Simulation to support life support systems analysis for NASA's missions, including Orion and long-duration flights. You will develop simulation models of air and water purification, size equipment, and refine requirements, with experience in Aspen and MATLAB/Python.
Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering with 2–5 years of related experience; strong communication and technical writing skills are essential.
Qualifications
- Bachelor-level engineering degree required.
- 2–5 years of related experience in engineering or simulations.
- Ability to develop first-principles and lumped-parameter models.
- Strong writing and presentation skills; teamwork capability.
Responsibilities
- Support life support systems analysis groups at NASA JSC.
- Simulate performance of life support systems for future vehicles and habitats.
- Correlate process models with test results.
- Model physical and chemical processes for long-duration space flights.
- Evaluate and refine equipment requirements for missions.
- Perform additional related tasks.
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Mclaurin Aerospace in Houston, TX seeks a Chemical Engineer - Modeling & Simulation to support life support systems analysis for NASA's missions, including Orion and long-duration flights. You will develop simulation models of air and water purification, size equipment, and refine requirements, with experience in Aspen and MATLAB/Python.
Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering with 2–5 years of related experience; strong communication and technical writing skills are essential.
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