Research Engineering/Scientist Associate I, II, or III
Core
Support spaceflight engineering activities for GRACE Follow-On, GRACE-Continuity, and QGG Pathfinder missions, spanning mission design, flight dynamics, requirements verification, and science data analysis.
Role type
Associate Research Engineer/Scientist (Spaceflight Systems Engineering)
Builds
Space mission data pipelines, analysis tools, and science data products for Earth observation.
Domain
Aerospace Engineering / Space Science / Earth Observation
Required skills
Spaceflight systems engineering, Flight dynamics, Data analysis, Programming (Python, MATLAB, FORTRAN, C++), Requirements development, Verification & validation
Preferred skills
Systems engineering practices, Database management (TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB), Visualization (Grafana, Plotly), Technical writing
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, FORTRAN, C++, TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Grafana, Plotly
Responsibilities
Support spaceflight systems engineering activities including requirements development and verification planning; Perform data analysis of flight telemetry and housekeeping data; Support development of science data systems and data pipelines; Conduct trade studies for mission design; Prepare technical reports and presentations.
Seniority
Associate (I, II, or III), Early Career IC
