Sr. Flight Dynamics Engineer

Growth For Impact; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Unlimited leaves

Role-based remote work

Relocation assistance

Mental Wellness services

Employee Stock Options

Job summary

Growth For Impact in Bengaluru, India seeks an experienced Flight Dynamics Engineer to develop and maintain flight dynamics tools, support mission operations from pre-launch campaigns to end-of-life, and provide collision avoidance guidance.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement scalable tool suites, and apply advanced astrodynamics algorithms while writing clean Python/Java code and contributing reusable workflows.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in orbital mechanics and LEO space environment.
• Extensive knowledge of databases, cloud architecture, and automation.
• Proven ability to develop and deploy robust REST APIs for large-scale services.
• Proven ability to lead complex analyses and make system-level design decisions.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills.
• Experience across the full lifecycle of LEO spacecraft missions.
• Experience with mission support, code parallelization, unit testing, and CI/CD.
• Experience using SPICE toolkits with Python.
• Familiarity with satellite operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain flight dynamics tools to support mission operations from pre-launch to end of life.
• Support payload operations planning and data processing via FDS products and automation.
• Provide collision avoidance guidance to protect in-orbit spacecraft.
• Ensure constellation level compliance with mission requirements.
• Execute and validate precision station-keeping maneuvers to preserve orbital requirements.
• Define and interface FDS requirements with cross-functional teams.
• Implement and maintain FDS data interfaces to providers and ground stations.
• Collaborate with product management to ensure goals are met.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable tool suites for deployment across missions.
• Implement and validate advanced astrodynamics algorithms to elevate capabilities.
• Maintain, update, and expand astrodynamics tools and libraries.
• Write high-quality Python/Java code and contribute shared libraries.
• Provide technical guidance and design reviews for junior/mid-level engineers.
• Establish best practices for software development, documentation, and reproducibility.

Skills

Orbital mechanics

Astrodynamics

REST APIs

Python

Java

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud architecture

Technical writing

Tools

SPICE Toolkits

PostgreSQL

Git

Job description

ROLE

• Develop and maintain flight dynamics tools to support mission operations from pre-launch campaigns to end of life operations
• Support payload operations planning and data processing via FDS products and automation
• Provide collision avoidance guidance to protect in-orbit spacecraft
• Ensure constellation level compliance with mission requirements
• Execute and validate precision station-keeping maneuvers to preserve mission orbital requirements and support all maneuver operations
• Define and interface FDS requirements with cross-functional teams including Mission Design, Spacecraft Operations, Ground Software, and Payload Subsystems
• Implement and maintain FDS data interfaces to SSA data providers and ground stations
• Collaborate with product management to ensure product and mission goals are met
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable operational tool suites for streamlined deployment across diverse missions
• Implement and validate advanced astrodynamics algorithms to elevate mission capabilities and FDS performance
• Maintain, update, and expand astrodynamics tools and libraries
• Write high-quality, reusable Python/Java code and contribute shared libraries, templates, or workflows for team-wide use
• Provide technical guidance and design reviews for junior and mid-level Flight Dynamics engineers
• Establish best practices for software development, documentation, and reproducibility

REQUIREMENTS

• Strong expertise in orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, classical dynamics, and the LEO space environment
• Extensive knowledge of database management, cloud-based architecture, and automation
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing and deploying robust REST APIs for FDS/Ground Segment interaction or similar larger scale services based architectures
• Proven ability to lead complex analyses and make system-level design decisions
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills
• Experience across the full lifecycle of LEO spacecraft missions
• Experience with the full operational lifecycle, including mission support, code parallelization, unit testing, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience using SPICE toolkits with Python
• Familiarity with satellite operations

BENEFITS

• Health insurance coverage
• Unlimited leaves & flexible working hours
• Role-based remote work and work-from-home benefit
• Relocation assistance
• Professional Mental Wellness services
• Employee Stock Options for all hires