Microcosm is seeking qualified applicants for the following positions:

Propulsion Engineer (Rocket Engine Development)

Overall responsibilities include the design, fabrication and qualification of liquid rocket engines. Requires a comprehensive knowledge and experience in various fabrication processes and manufacturing techniques for ablative combustion chambers.

Real Time Software Engineer

Responsible for development and support launch vehicle flight control/support, onboard satellite software systems and space mission analysis tools. Flight control development experience preferred.

The newly elected officers for the AIAA Board of Directors are:

President-Elect: Dennis J. Picard, Director Chairman Emeritus Raytheon Company

Vice President-Elect, Education: G. P. "Bud" Peterson, Associate Vice Chancellor & Executive Associate Dean Office of the Vice Chancellor Texas A&M University

Vice President-Elect, Public Policy: Martin Kress, NASA Relationship Manager & Executive Director Environmental Tech. Commercialization Center Battelle Memorial Institute

Director-At-Large: Christine Anderson, Director of Space Vehicles Air Force Research Laboratory Kirtland AFB

Director-International: Heribert Kuczera, Director, FESTIP Programme DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG, Germany

Director-Technical, Aerospace Sciences Group: David Throckmorton, Manager Space Transportation Programs Office NASA Langley Research Center

Director-Technical, Structures Design & Test Group: Charles Saff, Technical Fellow, Structures Technology The Boeing Company

Director-Region 3: Christopher Pestak, Vice President of Engineering Analex Corporation

Director-Region 6: Joseph Morano, Project Management Specialist International Space Station The Boeing Company

The new Board members began their terms of office 13 May 2000.