Dream Chaser Flight Dynamics Lead – Mission Design

Pace Industries, LLC; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 144,000 - 198,000; Full time

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Job summary

Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado, seeks a seasoned flight dynamics professional to join the Flight Operations team. The role centers on mission planning, analysis, and execution for Dream Chaser missions, with potential flight controller certification.

You will lead mission design efforts, perform trade studies, and support ground-based navigation while mentoring teammates and collaborating with GNC, systems engineering, and flight operations to validate end-to-end processes using the Flight

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong background in orbital mechanics and orbit determination.
• Experience operating spacecraft and providing navigation support (e.g., maneuver planning, real-time anomaly resolution).
• Ability to guide ground navigation trades and analysis with subject matter expertise in statistical orbit determination.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, self-starter, and able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Mission analysis and design: support the mission design process using flight dynamics tools to plan trajectories.
• Ground-based navigation: apply expertise in navigation and orbital determination from concept to operations.
• Mentoring and Leadership: guide a flight dynamics team through design, development, and operations.
• Represent Flight Planning and Design: collaborate across disciplines to integrate and validate processes end-to-end.
• Develop Flight Dynamics Software: participate in development and validation of the Flight Dynamics Tool Suite.

Skills

Orbital mechanics

Ground navigation

Mission design

Flight dynamics

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Aerospace)

Tools

MATLAB

Python

STK

FreeFlyer

Job description

Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado, seeks a seasoned flight dynamics professional to join the Flight Operations team. The role centers on mission planning, analysis, and execution for Dream Chaser missions, with potential flight controller certification.

You will lead mission design efforts, perform trade studies, and support ground-based navigation while mentoring teammates and collaborating with GNC, systems engineering, and flight operations to validate end-to-end processes using the Flight