Mission Design Lead
Core
Own mission design for spacecraft and on-orbit mobility products, designing trajectories across LEO, MEO, GEO, cislunar, and lunar regimes to define delta-v budgets, propulsion sizing, and mission requirements.
Role type
Senior IC mission design lead (spacecraft systems)
Builds
Spacecraft and on-orbit mobility products moving mass to orbit and downmass to Earth
Domain
Aerospace engineering, orbital mechanics, space transportation
Required skills
orbital mechanics, trajectory optimization, Python, MATLAB, C++, GMAT, Copernicus, FreeFlyer, STK, POST2, GNC fundamentals, flight dynamics, thermal/radiation/aerothermal environment analysis, flight safety, conjunction assessment
Preferred skills
GEO/cislunar/lunar mission design, aerobraking/aerocapture/EDL, electric/multi-mode propulsion, rendezvous and proximity operations, GNC architecture, flight software, leading flight dynamics teams, national-security mission planning
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, C++, GMAT, Copernicus, FreeFlyer, STK, POST2
Responsibilities
Design and optimize trajectories across multiple orbital regimes; map vehicle capability to mission capability; provide trajectory-derived inputs for thermal, power, and communication studies; build and maintain mission-analysis tooling; define GNC and flight-dynamics requirements; own flight-safety and regulatory analysis; grow the mission design team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
