Flight Dynamics Engineer

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      "text": "Why this role is important:",
      "content": "\n<li>As a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer, you will develop and maintain in-house and commercial flight dynamics and mission analysis software tools, and apply them to design, analyze, and operate our satellite constellations. You will engage with E-Space Guidance Navigation and Controls, Software, and Operations engineers. This position will report to the Director of GNC and will be based in our Saratoga office.</li>\n"
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      "text": "What you will be doing:",
      "content": "\n<li>End-to-end development, validation, and use of state-of-the-art scalable in-house flight dynamics software, for high-fidelity constellation orbit propagation and maneuver simulations.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Perform various studies using STK, including validation of in-house tools and models, flight dynamics studies and mission analyses (e.g., deployment, maneuver design, lifetime prediction, collision avoidance, ground pass and coverage analysis).&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Design, optimize, and automate orbit maneuver strategies and algorithms for constellation deployment, station-keeping, replenishment, collision avoidance, and re-entry.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Architect, develop, and deploy Space Situation Awareness (SSA) and collision avoidance strategies.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Develop and use both commercial and in-house tools to support spacecraft operations.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Own all aspects of software development, including architecture, development, testing, configuration management, mission integration and operation.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Interact cross-functionally with other subsystem engineers across E-Space locations, providing expertise feedback, and contributing ideas as needed.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Participate, present and prepare documentation for design reviews.</li>\n"
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      "text": "What you bring to this role:",
      "content": "\n<li>You have a Master's+ 5 years of relevant experience or a PhD + 3 years of relevant experience.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Your degree is in Aerospace, Software, Mathematics, or another relevant field.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>Your experience is in orbital flight dynamics or mission analysis, preferably related to low-Earth orbit and constellations.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>You have deep knowledge and experience in orbital mechanics, including orbit propagation and maneuvers, in particular for low-Earth orbit constellations.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>You have deep experience with STK, or equivalent tools (e.g., GMAT, FreeFlyer).&nbsp;</li>\n<li>You have software development experience in C/C++, Matlab, and Python.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>You have experience developing scalable collaborative software projects based on Git repositories.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>You have theoretical knowledge and practical experience with numerical integrators and differential equations.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>You have theoretical knowledge and practical experience with numerical optimization methods.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>You have practical experience with mission analysis, including pass predictions, coverage analysis, and link budgets.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n<li>You have knowledge of spacecraft systems and familiarity with key constraints and trades for low-Earth orbit mission analysis, constellation design and multi-spacecraft operations.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>You have experience implementing orbit determination algorithms.&nbsp;</li>\n<li>You're a highly proactive team player with excellent technical communication and presentation skills.&nbsp;</li>\n"
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