Trajectory Analysis Engineer (Starship)
Citizens or permanent residents only
Core
Analyze launch vehicle trajectories and vehicle performance to enable mission objectives for advanced rockets like Starship.
Role type
Trajectory Analysis Engineer
Builds
Flight safety deliverables and trajectory analysis products for internal teams and external partners
Domain
Commercial space industry / Orbital mechanics
Required skills
orbital mechanics, classical dynamics, modeling, simulation, Python, C++, flight safety analysis, flight plan optimization, flight termination system rules, mission data review, automation of analysis product generation
Preferred skills
launch vehicle and spacecraft systems experience, system trades, hardware-requirements integration, complex problem solving with minimal supervision
Technologies
Python, C++