Senior Mission Design and Navigation Engineer
Core
Design and navigate spacecraft missions to Mars, defining trajectories and orbital conditions for the 2028 Mars Orbiter.
Role type
Senior Mission Design and Navigation Engineer
Builds
Interplanetary trajectory and Mars orbital trajectories for scientific exploration
Domain
Aerospace / Astrodynamics / Deep Space Navigation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
orbital mechanics, trajectory analysis, orbit determination, radiometric navigation, Python, MATLAB, software requirements definition, cross-disciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
MONTE software, Deep Space Network (DSN) experience, flight navigation operations, maneuver design, systems configuration management
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, MONTE, Deep Space Network (DSN)
Responsibilities
Own mission design and trajectory analysis for the 2028 Mars Orbiter; Develop and optimize interplanetary and Mars orbital trajectories; Grow into technical ownership of flight navigation including orbit determination and data processing; Define requirements for processing DSN radiometric tracking measurements; Act as primary navigation interface with the Deep Space Network; Develop and maintain mission design tools and software architectures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC