Space SSA Engineer — Flexible Hours & Impact

OKAPI:Orbits; Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible hours

Training budget

Conferences & events

Team outings

Descripción de la vacante

OKAPI:Orbits invites a seasoned engineer to join our team to safeguard space operations through advanced SSA technologies. You will develop high‑precision orbit propagation and estimation algorithms, integrate diverse data sources, and validate performance against ground truth datasets.

You will collaborate with aerospace engineers, data scientists, and software developers in a fast-paced research environment, contributing to scalable, production-ready solutions while navigating a flexible,

Formación

• M.Sc. or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Space Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience; exceptional candidates may have 3+ years.
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, and flight dynamics.
• Experience in scientific programming using Java, Fortran (90+), or Python.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, research-driven environment.
• Valid working permit for Spain/EU.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to integrate and optimize third-party sensor data sources within our SSA platform.
• Integrate third-party data sources into our platform, working with providers to onboard data.
• Develop, implement, and optimize high‑precision algorithms for orbit propagation, orbit determination, sensor fusion, covariance modelling, and uncertainty quantification.
• Develop methods to fuse data from diverse sources into a common image of the space debris environment.
• Conduct validation and verification campaigns to benchmark and refine algorithmic performance against ground truth datasets.
• Work closely with software engineers to transition prototype algorithms into scalable, production‑ready solutions.

Conocimientos

Astrodynamics & orbital mechanics

Scientific programming

Team collaboration

Work permit Spain/EU

Educación

M.Sc. or higher in Aerospace Engineering / Space Engineering / Applied Mathematics / Applied Physics

Descripción del empleo

OKAPI:Orbits invites a seasoned engineer to join our team to safeguard space operations through advanced SSA technologies. You will develop high‑precision orbit propagation and estimation algorithms, integrate diverse data sources, and validate performance against ground truth datasets.

You will collaborate with aerospace engineers, data scientists, and software developers in a fast-paced research environment, contributing to scalable, production-ready solutions while navigating a flexible,