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Manager, Mission Design & Analysis Engineering (Clearance Required)

2 Locations💼 Full-time💰 $157,512–$157,512🗓 2026-07-08 → 2026-07-31

Core

Leads mission design and analysis engineering teams to define parameters, derive requirements, and model/simulate performance for novel spacecraft developments in low Earth orbit and beyond.

Role type

Manager, Mission Design & Analysis Engineering

Builds

Novel spacecraft systems and mission architectures for national security and allied operations

Domain

Aerospace engineering, orbital mechanics, space mission design

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

orbital mechanics, trajectory design, mission analysis, systems engineering processes, requirements management, V&V, budget management, technical risk mitigation, stakeholder communication

Preferred skills

MBSE, digital engineering, system-level trade studies, cost-benefit analysis, DoD modeling environments, electronic warfare, space domain awareness

Technologies

STK, GMAT, Free Flyer, Cameo EA, SysML, Matlab, Python, Brawler, Suppressor, AFSIM, EADSIM, ESAMS

Responsibilities

Lead mission design sections and supervise engineers in trajectory analysis and mission planning; integrate mission design with systems engineering and verification activities; translate mission requirements into operational plans and subsystem constraints; manage project budgets and resources; identify and mitigate technical risks; establish performance measures aligned with engineering management plans.

Seniority

Manager, people leadership & technical direction

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