Astrodynamics Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or a related technical discipline and a minimum of 5 years of engineering industry experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• 3 or more years' experience in orbital mechanics, orbit design, or astrodynamics
• 3 or more years' experience with orbit design and simulation software tools (e.g. GMAT, STK, COTS mission planning tools, etc.) and scientific computing software (MATLAB, Python, Julia, Fortran, C++, etc.)

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• 9+ years industry experience in orbit analysis role(s)
• Experience with rendezvous and proximity operations or formation flight
• Specialization in advanced orbital mechanics topics (e.g., trajectory optimization, relative motion maneuvering, orbit determination techniques, etc.)
• Ability to architect novel methods, algorithms, and solutions for complex mission analyses
• Experience decomposing large/complex/nebulous tasks into clearly defined subsets of work that can be done personally or delegated to other members of the team
• Ability to set direction of program work and create processes and standards to support the group
• Development of industry leading knowledge, methods, and techniques within the realm of spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control (GNC)
• Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance

Job Description

One of our Aerospace clients is looking for an Astrodynamics Engineer who will step into the Astrodynamics team as a technical leader for astrodynamics efforts on satellite programs.

The ideal candidate will be an expert in orbital mechanics, orbit determination, mission analysis, trajectory design, or constellation operations and will be capable of leading technical efforts while mentoring junior engineers.

Position Responsibilities:

• Perform astrodynamics and orbit analyses
• Determine and derive astrodynamics requirements to meet customer requirements and perform customer missions
• Optimize spacecraft trajectories based on fuel, time, and/or performance characteristics
• Define/develop tools and processes to be used by mission operations and the broader team
• Oversee Astrodynamics Engineering across a range of programs and portfolios
• Interface with other satellite subsystems as well as systems engineering and program management to ensure system-level performance
• Technical leadership of a team of engineers in support of a program, including decomposition and delegation of tasks

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.