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Earth-Orbit Flight Dynamics Section Manager

Colorado Springs, CO, US💼 Full-time💰 $147,600–$147,600🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a group of analysts in developing analysis capabilities for contested missions, resiliency tactics, Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO), and Dynamic Space Operations (DSO) to support operational communities.

Role type

Senior management-level flight dynamics section manager

Builds

Analysis capabilities, resiliency tactics, and operational prototypes for space missions

Domain

Defense space operations, orbital mechanics, astrodynamics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery

Required skills

Team leadership, project management, staff development, customer engagement, strategic coordination, capability development, organizational enablement, flight mechanics expertise, orbital mechanics, trajectory design, atmospheric flight modeling

Preferred skills

Advanced degree, previous management experience, operations-focused experience, military exercise support, analysis software development, optimization techniques

Technologies

Numerical methods, flight mechanics, optimization algorithms, nonlinear programming, genetic algorithms

Responsibilities

Lead geographically distributed teams of analysts, develop relationships with US Government customers, synthesize organizational strategic vision, enhance warfighter training and modeling capabilities, drive staff retention and recruiting

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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