Autonomous Trajectory & Mission Planning Engineer
Core
Design and optimize autonomous trajectories and mission sequences for space, missile, and hypersonic vehicles using advanced astrodynamics and optimization algorithms.
Role type
Senior IC autonomous trajectory and mission planning engineer
Builds
Flight mechanics software tools, trajectory optimization algorithms, and mission concepts for defense and civil space systems
Domain
Aerospace, defense, orbital mechanics, and sequential decision-making
Required skills
Astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, combinatorial optimization, sequential decision-making, multi-objective optimization, C++, Python, mathematical modeling, trajectory simulation
Preferred skills
Graduate degree, reinforcement learning, Monte Carlo Tree Search, reachable set analysis, contested space trajectory applications, modern software development practices
Technologies
SciPy, ASSET, GPOPS-II, SNOPT, POST, OTIS, Copernicus, GMAT, EMTG, Git
Responsibilities
Perform orbit propagation, constellation design, and maneuver optimization; analyze sequential decision-making problems like the Traveling Salesman Problem; develop flight mechanics software tools; evaluate contested mission applications; develop Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC