Job Summary
The Mission Design Lead will take charge of the design, enhancement, and evaluation of spacecraft trajectories across different orbital environments for the organization’s spacecraft initiatives. This role involves aligning vehicle capabilities with mission needs, developing analytical tools internally, and establishing guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) as well as flight dynamics specifications.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and optimization of spacecraft trajectories in various orbital regimes.
- Map the capabilities of vehicles to align with mission specifications.
- Develop in-house analysis tools to support mission design efforts.
- Define requirements for guidance, navigation, and control as well as flight dynamics.
- Conduct comparisons of different trajectory options to determine optimal solutions.
Qualifications
- Master’s or PhD in aerospace engineering or a related discipline.
- A minimum of 8 years of pertinent experience in mission design or flight dynamics.
- Strong background in orbital mechanics and trajectory optimization.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or MATLAB.
- Experience with industry-standard mission design software tools.
