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Your mission

As a Mission Analysis Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the long-term sustainability of space activities by developing and implementing innovative solutions for space debris prevention and removal. You will work across various teams, projects, and mission phases to improve our debris mitigation strategies. With your technical expertise and problem-solving skills, you will design, analyze, and optimize systems that comply with international space debris guidelines and enhance the safety of our satellite operations.

Your mission

As a Mission Analysis Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the long-term sustainability of space activities by developing and implementing innovative solutions for space debris prevention and removal. You will work across various teams, projects, and mission phases to improve our debris mitigation strategies. With your technical expertise and problem-solving skills, you will design, analyze, and optimize systems that comply with international space debris guidelines and enhance the safety of our satellite operations.

Furthermore, by assessing mission designs, propulsion systems, and end-of-life disposal strategies, you will identify hidden risks and optimization opportunities to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices. Your work will directly contribute to making space operations more sustainable and efficient. Last but not least while you should have a strong passion for space engineering, you should also be enthusiastic about software development as a regular part of your job.

Your Tasks And Responsibilities

• Develop space algorithms and software for our mission design and compliance product “Soteria” that models the space environment and subsequently performs analyses.
• Review technical documentation supplied by customers.
• Perform debris mitigation analyses using available analysis tools.
• Participate in writing proposals for the European Space Agency and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
• Take responsibility for work packages as part of projects, including implementation, analyses and documentation efforts.
  
  

Your profile

Must-haves

• You have an academic degree (M.Sc.) in Aerospace Engineering, Space Engineering Applied Mathematics or similar and have prior work experience in the field of mission design, space debris mitigation, satellite operations
• You have software development experience in scientific programming using Fortran, Python and GitLab
• Strong communication skills in English; other languages, including German, are a plus.
• You hold a valid working permit for Germany/EU.
  
  

Nice-to-haves:

• Previous full-time work experience in STM/SSA, ideally startup
• Experience with the Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines and standards such as the ESSB-ST-U-007.
• Experienced with requirements from ECSS-E-ST-40C, Space engineering – Software: Tailoring for Ground Segment Systems and ECSS-Q-ST-80C, Space Product Assurance: Tailoring for Ground Segment Systems
• Experience using ESA’s DRAMA and MASTER software suite or other space domain analysis tools like STK.
  
  

Why us?

• With a lean hierarchy and small working groups, you define your own way of work including flexible work hours.
• Work on groundbreaking space sustainability challenges with a team of top-tier engineers and scientists.
• After your on-boarding time in Braunschweig, you can choose between staying in our office, working remote (within Germany) or a hybrid approach.
• Enjoy technical freedom. Influence system architecture, research methodologies, and data integration approaches.
• Grow continuously with access to training budgets, industry conferences, and networking opportunities.
• Be part of a strong engineering culture, with regular knowledge-sharing sessions, technical deep dives, and innovation sprints.
• Great team spirit, with company-wide events such as monthly all-hands lunches, and social activities like laser tag, dinners, and team-building outings.
  
  

About Us

OKAPI:Orbits is at the forefront of space sustainability, addressing some of the most pressing challenges of the space industry: the growing problem of crowded orbital regimes, and the need for more efficient satellite operations. We're providing end-to-end solutions that help various space industry players cover their Space Situation Awareness (SSA), and Space Traffic Management and Coordination (STM & STC) needs. We are committed to safeguarding space missions and access to space for all humanity. Join us on our mission.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Science and Research

• Industries

  Software Development

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