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ORAU · 3 weeks ago

Spacecraft and Instrument Development for Planetary Science and Exploration

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

ORAU is involved in the NASA Postdoctoral Program, which offers research opportunities for talented scientists at NASA. The role focuses on spacecraft and instrument development for planetary science, requiring candidates to engage in design and feasibility studies for NASA missions.

Universities

Culture & Values

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Engage in ongoing NASA research projects

Participate in missions such as the Mars rovers Opportunity and Curiosity

Support planetary science investigations for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD)

Develop concept designs and feasibility studies of science instruments and engineering experiments

Participate in further development in areas related to instrument design/fabrication, computational/experimental modeling, and system engineering tests

Qualification

Planetary ScienceAerospace EngineeringInstrument DevelopmentSystems EngineeringComputational ModelingExperimental DesignObservational Design

Required

Doctoral Degree

Degrees in Planetary Science or Aerospace Engineering

Research proposal

Three letters of recommendation

Official doctoral transcript documents

Preferred

Career interests in instrument and spacecraft development

Career interests in modeling and computational analyses

Career interests in observational and experimental design

Career interests in systems engineering

Company

ORAU

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ORAU provides innovative scientific and technical solutions to advance research and education, protect public health and the environment and strengthen national security.

Founded in 1946