Flight Dynamics Software Engineer: Orbit & Attitude
Loftorbital
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Loft Orbital is seeking a Flight Dynamics Software Engineer to join the Ground Platform team in Toulouse. You will implement and improve algorithms for orbit determination, propagation, and maneuver planning, and help power our open-source astrodynamics tooling for flight operations and simulation.
You will develop and maintain in-house ground software that computes, stores, and serves ephemerides, maneuvers, and conjunctions, interfacing with mission engineers to meet customer requirements in
Qualifications
- Solid understanding of orbital mechanics, state estimation, and attitude modeling.
- Experience with orbit determination, propagation, and maneuver planning.
- Strong Python software development experience and backend services.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
Responsibilities
- Implement and improve algorithms for orbit determination and propagation.
- Develop and maintain in-house ground software for ephemerides and maneuvers.
- Interface with mission engineers to translate requirements into operations.
- Support LEOP, anomalies, and conjunction response with astrodynamics expertise.
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Loft Orbital is seeking a Flight Dynamics Software Engineer to join the Ground Platform team in Toulouse. You will implement and improve algorithms for orbit determination, propagation, and maneuver planning, and help power our open-source astrodynamics tooling for flight operations and simulation.
You will develop and maintain in-house ground software that computes, stores, and serves ephemerides, maneuvers, and conjunctions, interfacing with mission engineers to meet customer requirements in
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