Flight Dynamics Engineer/Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer
Core
Provide flight mechanics expertise for launch vehicles and space vehicles, supporting trajectory design, orbital mechanics analysis, and mission planning for defense, intelligence, and commercial customers.
Role type
Senior IC flight dynamics engineer (orbital mechanics & trajectory optimization)
Builds
Trajectory design tools, flight dynamics simulations, and operational support for space missions
Domain
Aerospace / Orbital Mechanics / Defense
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, trajectory design and optimization, optimal control, flight mechanics modeling, algorithm development, C/C++/Python/Fortran programming, Linux/MATLAB environments
Preferred skills
nonlinear programming, genetic/evolutionary algorithms, calculus of variations, parallel processing, contested space trajectory applications, wargaming
Technologies
ASSET, GPOPS-II, SNOPT, POST, OTIS, Copernicus, GMAT, EMTG
Responsibilities
Design and optimize trajectories for launch vehicles and spacecraft in various earth-centric regimes; perform orbit propagation and maneuver design for stationkeeping and disposal; analyze vehicles with chemical and electric propulsion; develop CONOPS and TTPs; build new flight dynamics tools; integrate AI/ML/RL techniques with flight mechanics modeling; support anomaly resolution and on-call events
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership capabilities