Onsite Flight Dynamics Engineer III – Trajectory

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About the role

  • Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer specializing in spacecraft trajectory optimization at Firefly Aerospace. Designing and optimizing spacecraft trajectories and collaborating with cross-functional teams on operational missions.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize spacecraft trajectories to satisfy mission requirements while balancing delta-V budgets, mission duration, and payload constraints
  • Design and maintain mission designs from the conceptual phase through the end of spacecraft mission operations
  • Develop algorithms to target maneuvers that achieve spacecraft mission objectives
  • Create maneuver error budgets and perform sensitivity analysis to assess robustness to execution uncertainties
  • Formulate and analyze contingency maneuver plans and abort scenarios for off-nominal conditions
  • Interface with cross-discipline teams to translate maneuver plans into executable command sequences and operational procedures
  • Serve as a flight dynamics operator for spacecraft missions and perform maneuver reconstruction to improve spacecraft models
  • Perform verification and validation of flight dynamics models and software using analytical solutions, benchmarks, flight data, and unit tests
  • Author technical documentation and analysis reports that communicate flight dynamics concepts and results to diverse audiences

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, physics, mathematics, or related field
  • 5-8 years of experience in spacecraft flight dynamics with significant depth in mission design or maneuver planning
  • Experience supporting operational spacecraft missions through multiple mission phases
  • Advanced understanding of orbital mechanics theory and applications
  • Understanding of spacecraft attitude control and its impact on maneuver execution accuracy
  • Strong understanding of targeting and optimization methods
  • Knowledge of estimation theory and uncertainty modeling
  • Experience in software development and modeling/simulation for spaceflight applications
  • Working knowledge of Python and Linux
  • Proficiency with one or more commercial trajectory design software tools (STK, FreeFlyer, GMAT, or similar)

Benefits

  • generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
  • parental leave
  • educational reimbursement
  • short term disability
  • flexible PTO options

Job title

Flight Dynamics Engineer III – Trajectory

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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