Sr Systems Engineer (Clearance Required)
Core
Monitoring and analyzing spacecraft and satellite trajectories, performing precise orbit determination, and executing collision avoidance analysis to ensure space safety and mission success.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (Orbital Analyst)
Builds
Spacecraft mission plans, trajectory designs, and space safety mitigation strategies
Domain
Space operations and defense
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Systems Engineering principles, systems development lifecycle, requirements management, systems architecture, systems integration, verification and validation (V&V), orbital mechanics, astrodynamics libraries, trajectory design, space catalog maintenance
Preferred skills
RPOD, C2 and TT&C Software Development, Cloudera, OpenShift, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, spacecraft mission planning and scheduling, scripting (C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Ruby), Government Cloud Architectures
Technologies
Cloudera, OpenShift, Kubernetes, C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Ruby
Responsibilities
Monitor and analyze spacecraft and satellite trajectories, develop and use specialized software tools for precise orbit determination, perform collision avoidance analysis and develop mitigation strategies, maintain space catalogs and applicable processes, generate detailed reports on conjunction events, collaborate with flight operations mission teams to support spacecraft maneuver planning
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC