Space Mission Analysis & Flight Dynamics Engineer

Clearspace; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

ClearSpace is seeking a Mission Analysis Engineer to join the Mission and Systems Engineering Team. You will participate in mission design, verification activities, and operation for current and future ClearSpace missions, collaborating with a dynamic team passionate about in‑orbit servicing and sustainable space operations.

The role requires 2–5 years in mission engineering or flight dynamics, strong knowledge of orbital mechanics, and excellent communication skills to interface with internal

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years’ experience in mission engineering or flight dynamics within the space industry or space agencies.
• Knowledge of flight and orbital mechanics for high and low thrust trajectories.
• Excellent communication skills to interface with internal engineering teams.
• Comfortable interacting with customers, both institutional (UKSA, ESA) and commercial.
• BSc Degree in Aerospace, Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics or similar.

Responsibilities

• Identifying, analysing and deriving technical, programmatic and business requirements, constraints and assumptions impacting future ClearSpace missions, performing or participating in high-level trade-offs on mission profiles and key technologies.
• Modelling and analysing orbits, main mission phases and key mission parameters for both low‑thrust and high‑thrust trajectories.
• Defining Concepts of Operations (CONOPs) and Operations Plans.
• Performing environmental analysis: thermal, radiation and illumination.
• Performing space debris mitigation and in-orbit safety compliance analyses.
• Defining and participating in the verification activities, and later supporting the flight dynamics team.
• Interfacing with customers, partners and subcontractors.
• Defining and supporting tools development and validation.
• Support writing proposals for future business.

Skills

Mission engineering

Flight dynamics

Orbital mechanics

Communication skills

Customer interfacing

Education

BSc in Aerospace, Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics or similar

Job description

ClearSpace is seeking a Mission Analysis Engineer to join the Mission and Systems Engineering Team. You will participate in mission design, verification activities, and operation for current and future ClearSpace missions, collaborating with a dynamic team passionate about in‑orbit servicing and sustainable space operations.

The role requires 2–5 years in mission engineering or flight dynamics, strong knowledge of orbital mechanics, and excellent communication skills to interface with internal