Flight Dynamics Engineer
Core
Provide flight mechanics expertise for launch vehicles and space vehicles, supporting analysis and R&D for defense, intelligence, and commercial customers.
Role type
Senior Member of the Technical Staff, Flight Dynamics Engineer
Builds
Trajectory design tools, flight dynamics capabilities, and integrated solutions for space missions
Domain
Aerospace, Space Systems, Orbital Mechanics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, trajectory design and optimization, atmospheric flight modeling, optimal control, flight mechanics, computer science/algorithm development, AI/ML/RL techniques, nonlinear programming, calculus of variations
Preferred skills
hypersonic flight simulation, optimal control, genetic algorithms, evolutionary algorithms, parallel processing, contested space trajectory applications
Technologies
C, C++, Fortran, Python, Linux, MATLAB, ASSET, GPOPS-II, SNOPT, POST, OTIS, Copernicus, GMAT, EMTG
Responsibilities
Trajectory design and optimization for launch vehicles and spacecraft; Astrodynamics and orbital mechanics analysis including orbit propagation and maneuver design; Analysis of vehicles with chemical and/or electric propulsion; Evaluating contested mission applications; Developing Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs); Providing operational support for launch and spacecraft deployment; Utilizing optimal control and flight mechanics to create new capabilities; Performing R&D and building new flight dynamics tools
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC