What are the responsibilities and job description for the Control System Development and Testing for Electrified Aircraft Technology position at ORAU?
Organization
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference Code
0038-NPP-NOV26-GRC-Aero
How To Apply
All applications must be submitted in Zintellect
Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: How to Apply | NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org)
A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:
11/1/2026 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description
About the NASA Postdoctoral Program
The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.
Description:
NASA supports the development of safer, more efficient, and higher performing commercial aircraft propulsion systems incorporating novel control strategies, actuators, and system architectures. Development and maturation of control algorithms is critical to achieving the potential benefits of these systems. NASA requires modeling and test capabilities to support this maturation, from control algorithm theoretical formulation and analysis to testing algorithms in real-time on representative target hardware or in system-in-the-loop environments. This Post-Doc position will support the development and application of a system-in-the-loop test rig for performing this control design maturation prior to the testing of these controllers on real experimental hardware. The work will also involve processing and disseminating relevant test data and results. Familiarity with control theory, electrical/computer engineering, embedded systems, and numerical methods is recommended. Familiarity or experience with turbine engine control and avionics systems is helpful.
Field of Science: Aeronautics
Advisors:
Jonah Sachs-Wetstone
jonah.j.sachs-wetstone@nasa.gov
1 216-433-8576
Joseph Connolly
Joseph.W.Connolly@nasa.gov
(216) 433-8728
Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp@orau.org
Point of Contact
Mikeala
Eligibility Requirements
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference Code
0038-NPP-NOV26-GRC-Aero
How To Apply
All applications must be submitted in Zintellect
Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: How to Apply | NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org)
A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:
- Research proposal
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official doctoral transcript documents
11/1/2026 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description
About the NASA Postdoctoral Program
The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.
Description:
NASA supports the development of safer, more efficient, and higher performing commercial aircraft propulsion systems incorporating novel control strategies, actuators, and system architectures. Development and maturation of control algorithms is critical to achieving the potential benefits of these systems. NASA requires modeling and test capabilities to support this maturation, from control algorithm theoretical formulation and analysis to testing algorithms in real-time on representative target hardware or in system-in-the-loop environments. This Post-Doc position will support the development and application of a system-in-the-loop test rig for performing this control design maturation prior to the testing of these controllers on real experimental hardware. The work will also involve processing and disseminating relevant test data and results. Familiarity with control theory, electrical/computer engineering, embedded systems, and numerical methods is recommended. Familiarity or experience with turbine engine control and avionics systems is helpful.
Field of Science: Aeronautics
Advisors:
Jonah Sachs-Wetstone
jonah.j.sachs-wetstone@nasa.gov
1 216-433-8576
Joseph Connolly
Joseph.W.Connolly@nasa.gov
(216) 433-8728
Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp@orau.org
Point of Contact
Mikeala
Eligibility Requirements
- Citizenship: LPR or U.S. Citizen
- Degree: Doctoral Degree.