Lead Flight Dynamics Engineer – Military GEO Satellites

Babcock International; Corsham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Health check & Digital GP

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking a Principal Flight Dynamics Engineer for a full‑time, on‑site role at Hawthorn, Corsham. You will join a mission‑critical team supporting the UK’s geostationary satellite constellation and contribute to national security through expert flight dynamics operations.

The role involves orbit determination, maneuver planning, data trending, propellant accounting, and development of analysis tools, with opportunities to advance technical expertise in aerospace

Qualifications

• Proven years of relevant experience in satellite flight dynamics, engineering, or operations.
• Good analytical ability and programming skills.
• Experience in an environment requiring engineering and analytical skills.
• Effective communication skills, including written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Perform orbit determination and plan maneuvers to maintain UK Military Satellite Communications fleet; provide on-call support.
• Support daily flight dynamics operations and generate products; contribute to data trending analysis and propellant accounting.
• Monitor manoeuvre performance and propellant consumption to refine life estimates; develop algorithms to improve data trending and life calculations.
• Support occasional satellite operations activities including relocation, deorbit, launches, and orbit transfers.
• Participate in flight dynamics software maintenance, development, enhancement, and testing.

Skills

Orbit determination

Maneuver planning

Programming skills

Analytical ability

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering, physics, cs or related

Tools

Flight dynamics software

Job description

Babcock International is seeking a Principal Flight Dynamics Engineer for a full‑time, on‑site role at Hawthorn, Corsham. You will join a mission‑critical team supporting the UK’s geostationary satellite constellation and contribute to national security through expert flight dynamics operations.

The role involves orbit determination, maneuver planning, data trending, propellant accounting, and development of analysis tools, with opportunities to advance technical expertise in aerospace