Space Situational Awareness Engineer
Core
Develop collision avoidance algorithms and integrate sensor data to detect, predict, and mitigate orbital risks for satellite operators.
Role type
Senior IC space situational awareness engineer (astrodynamics & data science)
Builds
Orbital risk management solutions and SSA platform features
Domain
Aerospace / Space Situational Awareness
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Astrodynamics, Orbital mechanics, Flight dynamics, Scientific programming (Java/Fortran/Python), Algorithm optimization, Sensor fusion, Covariance modelling, Uncertainty quantification, V&V
Preferred skills
Space surveillance and tracking (SST) systems, Space agency or private space company experience, AI/ML for anomaly detection, Space policy compliance
Technologies
Java, Fortran, Python
Responsibilities
Integrate third-party sensor data sources into the SSA platform; Develop high-precision algorithms for orbit propagation, orbit determination, and sensor fusion; Fuse diverse data sources into a common space debris environment image; Conduct validation and verification campaigns to benchmark algorithmic performance; Transition prototype algorithms into scalable production solutions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
