Astrodynamics Engineer: Multi-Body Dynamics & Synthetic Data

Digantara; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits

Equity package

Job summary

Digantara U.S. is seeking an experienced Astrodynamics Engineer to serve as the technical authority for orbital mechanics across SDA programs at our Denver, CO location. You will generate synthetic datasets and validate models spanning two-body to cislunar dynamics, including CR3BP.

Collaboration with research institutions will define interfaces and validation cases, ensuring rigorous oversight. The role requires advanced degrees and hands-on experience with orbit determination, estimation, and

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Astrodynamics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience (PhD may substitute for a portion).
• Demonstrated orbit determination experience with batch least squares and Kalman-type estimators.
• Strong programming in Python; proficiency in C/C++, MATLAB, or Julia as needed for propagator/estimator development.
• Familiarity with optical observation modeling and visibility constraints.

Responsibilities

• Build and validate dynamical modeling environments from two-body to multi-body cislunar dynamics.
• Generate synthetic observation datasets across orbit regimes for ML model training.
• Implement and characterize orbit-estimation chains with covariance/observability considerations.
• Define anomalous dynamical behavior for detector/classifier systems.
• Collaborate with data science and software staff to ensure meaningful training datasets.

Skills

Orbit determination

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Julia

Optical observation modeling

Education

MS or PhD in Aerospace Engineering / Astrodynamics / Applied Mathematics

Tools

MATLAB

C/C++

Julia

Python

Job description

Digantara U.S. is seeking an experienced Astrodynamics Engineer to serve as the technical authority for orbital mechanics across SDA programs at our Denver, CO location. You will generate synthetic datasets and validate models spanning two-body to cislunar dynamics, including CR3BP.

Collaboration with research institutions will define interfaces and validation cases, ensuring rigorous oversight. The role requires advanced degrees and hands-on experience with orbit determination, estimation, and