Chemical Engineer - Modeling & Simulation

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!  We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.  We have an exciting opportunity for a Chemical Engineer - Modeling & Simulation to join the team with Barrios Technology, a teammate company.

Building on more than four decades of experience in providing innovative integration solutions for government and commercial space programs, Barrios offers an extensive range of engineering, software, and related technology integration services in support of the aerospace community. As a woman-owned and operated small business, we are a people-focused company that supports professional development, while working to ensure that you maintain a healthy work-life balance. 

Barrios employees actively participate in the growth of the commercial spaceflight industry through our partnerships with companies leading commercial space development, as well as successfully supporting NASA as our primary government customer. Our long history supporting Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the International Space Station, and now Commercial LEO, lays the groundwork for future missions to the Moon through our work on Orion, Gateway, and the Space Launch System. 

** We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at
this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be
approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews. **

The Chemical Engineer - Modeling & Simulation will:

• Support the advanced environmental control and life support systems analysis group
• Simulate and evaluate performance of life support systems for future NASA vehicles and habitats including the Orion spacecraft and vehicles capable of lunar or Mars missions
• Correlate water and air process simulation models to test results
• Model physical and chemical processes, and size equipment performing life support functions for long duration space flights
• Evaluate and refine requirements for life support equipment that will support future missions
• Perform other tasks assigned

This position is posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate’s experience, position requirements and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised. 

Required Education/Experience/Skills:

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering with experience in the field or in a related area
• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering in the field or in a related area ranging from entry level to expereinced professional 
• Capable of developing simulation models of air and water purification processes at varying levels of fidelity ranging from detailed, first-principle models to more descriptive lumped-parameter models
• Excellent technical writing skills and the ability to use data to draw conclusions and support the conclusions when
  challenged
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent communication skills in a team environment

Preferred Education/Experience/Skills:

• Aspen software experience
• Experience with dynamic chemical process simulation
• Programming knowledge in one or more of the following: MATLAB, Simulink, Python, FORTRAN, C, Visual Basic Experience with chemical processes associated with NASA life support systems

Essential Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol as outlined in our Drug Free Workplace policy.
• Work may involve sitting for extended periods.
• May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lb.
• Must have sufficient mobility to enter areas of test facilities where necessary.
• Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.
• Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, fax, etc.)
• Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical.
• Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements when required.
• Must be able to work in a team atmosphere.
• Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation.
• Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.
• This position may require some commuting and traveling to other installations as needed.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity; for immediate consideration, apply now!

Barrios Technology is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in several states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.

Barrios Technology is an Equal Employment Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.