Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer - Military Satellite Ops

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Corsham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Leave for Reservists

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Flexible working

Dynamic working environment

Job summary

Babcock in Corsham is seeking a Principal Flight Dynamics Engineer to join a mission-critical team supporting UK geostationary satellite telecommunications. You will work on orbit determination, manoeuvre planning, and life optimization across the Military Satellite Communications fleet, reporting to a multi-company operations group.

You will deliver software maintenance and analytics, while handling on-call duties and occasional complex satellite operations in a secure, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, or equivalent.
• Strong background in satellite flight dynamics or related space systems.
• Proven analytical and programming capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform orbit determination and plan manoeuvres to maintain UK Military Satellite Communications fleet; provide on-call support.
• Support daily flight dynamics operations, data trending, and propellant accounting; refine life estimates.
• Develop algorithms and tools to improve data trending and manoeuvre planning.
• Participate in flight dynamics software maintenance, development, and testing.
• Contribute to occasional satellite operations such as relocations, deorbiting, launches, and transfers.

Skills

Satellite flight dynamics

Analytical ability

Programming skills

Effective communication

Education

Undergraduate aerospace/engineering degree

Job description

Babcock in Corsham is seeking a Principal Flight Dynamics Engineer to join a mission-critical team supporting UK geostationary satellite telecommunications. You will work on orbit determination, manoeuvre planning, and life optimization across the Military Satellite Communications fleet, reporting to a multi-company operations group.

You will deliver software maintenance and analytics, while handling on-call duties and occasional complex satellite operations in a secure, fast-paced environment.