Flight Dynamics Engineer II
Core
Develop and analyze launch vehicle and spacecraft trajectories, including ascent, orbit insertion, and orbital maneuvers for Earth orbiting, lunar, and interplanetary missions.
Role type
Senior IC flight dynamics engineer
Builds
Trajectory data products, flight dynamics support, and in-house simulation tools for mission readiness
Domain
Space systems, orbital mechanics, mission design
Required skills
Orbital mechanics, Orbit determination theory, Mission analysis (STK, Astrogator, GMAT, Monte, Copernicus), Python software development, Git version control, Jira project management
Preferred skills
Monte Carlo numerical simulation, Orbit determination analysis (ODTK, Orekit), Team and/or software project management
Technologies
STK, Astrogator, GMAT, Monte, Copernicus, ODTK, Orekit, Python, Git, Jira
Responsibilities
Develop and analyze launch vehicle and spacecraft trajectories, Perform orbital propagation and rendezvous planning, Support mission design including launch window analysis, Interface with flight software and GNC teams, Generate and deliver trajectory data products, Support real-time mission operations including anomaly response
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
