Flight Dynamics Backend Engineer – Satellite Fleet

Frontdoor Defense; San Francisco (CA); In loco; USD 175.000 - 210.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical insurance for employees and 2

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan and equity options

Relocation assistance

Parental leave

Descrizione del lavoro

Loft Orbital is seeking a Flight Dynamics Software Engineer to build and maintain flight dynamics backend and orbit-maneuver algorithms for its satellite fleet. You will implement and improve orbit determination, propagation, and maneuver planning, and support mission requirements with astrodynamics expertise.

You will collaborate with mission engineers to translate requirements into operational in-orbit outcomes, contribute to open-source tooling, and participate in a fast-paced, international

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in physics or an engineering discipline.
• Deep understanding of orbital mechanics, state estimation, maneuver planning, conjunction assessment, and attitude modeling.
• Fundamentals of numerical methods: solvers, optimization, and simulation techniques.
• Experience with designing and developing software libraries and backend services, preferably in Python.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Mansioni

• Implement and improve algorithms for orbit determination and propagation, maneuver planning, and collision avoidance.
• Develop and maintain in-house flight dynamics ground software that computes and serves ephemerides, maneuvers, and conjunctions.
• Interface with systems and mission engineers to translate mission requirements into operational outcomes.
• Support satellite operations engineers with astrodynamics expertise during LEOP, anomalies, and conjunction responses.

Conoscenze

Orbital mechanics

State estimation

Maneuver planning

Conjunction assessment

Attitude modeling

Numerical methods

Python

Communication skills

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in physics or engineering

Strumenti

STK

Astrogator

GMAT

OreKit

OpenSpaceToolkit

Descrizione del lavoro

Loft Orbital is seeking a Flight Dynamics Software Engineer to build and maintain flight dynamics backend and orbit-maneuver algorithms for its satellite fleet. You will implement and improve orbit determination, propagation, and maneuver planning, and support mission requirements with astrodynamics expertise.

You will collaborate with mission engineers to translate requirements into operational in-orbit outcomes, contribute to open-source tooling, and participate in a fast-paced, international