Flight Dynamics Lead: Orbit Design & Mission Analysis

MDA; Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MDA is seeking a flight and mission dynamics engineer in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec to lead orbit design, trajectory analysis, and mission concept studies for current and next-generation satellite missions.

You will develop high-fidelity analyses, validate software, and support mission life cycles with a focus on CONOPS, mission scenarios, and operational solutions. Strong collaboration with clients and multidisciplinary teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, physics, applied mathematics, or a closely related field; a graduate degree is an asset.
• At least five (5) years of relevant post-graduation professional experience in astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, trajectory design, orbit determination, or satellite flight dynamics.
• Excellent programming and numerical analysis skills with Python, MATLAB, or C#, as well as experience in engineering software development, testing, and validation.
• In-depth mastery of orbital perturbations, numerical propagation, maneuver design, estimation methods, covariance analysis, and trajectory optimization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; (contact with clients outside Quebec and drafting deliverables in English).

Responsibilities

• Translate mission objectives into flight dynamics requirements and verification criteria.
• Participate in technical exchanges with clients and mission teams to define orbital concepts.
• Design and optimize mission orbits, transfers, station-keeping, and decommissioning trajectories.
• Develop high-fidelity models for orbital propagation and estimation.
• Perform orbit determination, state estimation, and data evaluation.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C#

Numerical analysis

Astrodynamics

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, physics, applied mathematics

Tools

STK

Job description

MDA is seeking a flight and mission dynamics engineer in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec to lead orbit design, trajectory analysis, and mission concept studies for current and next-generation satellite missions.

You will develop high-fidelity analyses, validate software, and support mission life cycles with a focus on CONOPS, mission scenarios, and operational solutions. Strong collaboration with clients and multidisciplinary teams is essential.