Flight Dynamics Engineer I — On-Site Colorado

York Space Systems; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

York Space Systems in Greenwood Village, CO is seeking a Flight Dynamics Engineer to support the design, analysis, and on-orbit operations of spacecraft across commercial and national security missions. You will work with the Flight Dynamics team across programs to define subsystem architectures and develop algorithms.

The role is full-time and on-site in Colorado. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's in aerospace, CS, or physics, 0–4 years’ experience, and the ability to obtain a U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, CS, or physics from an accredited university.
• 0–4 years’ experience; salary based on experience.
• Understanding orbital dynamics and spacecraft subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate flight dynamics software with ops and software teams.
• Design and analyze constellation architectures and deployment concepts.
• Perform mission and system-level analyses to meet requirements.
• Support mission architecture development and day-in-the-life analyses.
• Assist in developing mission concepts of operations.
• Identify tools to model system performance against objectives.
• Support mission operations and anomaly investigations using telemetry.

Skills

Orbit dynamics

Python

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, or physics

Tools

STK

GMAT

Job description

York Space Systems in Greenwood Village, CO is seeking a Flight Dynamics Engineer to support the design, analysis, and on-orbit operations of spacecraft across commercial and national security missions. You will work with the Flight Dynamics team across programs to define subsystem architectures and develop algorithms.

The role is full-time and on-site in Colorado. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's in aerospace, CS, or physics, 0–4 years’ experience, and the ability to obtain a U.S.