Flight Dynamics Engineer II — Space Trajectory & Missions

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); Vor Ort; USD 115.000 - 172.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Stock purchase program

Medical plans (HMO/PPO/HDHP)

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

401(k) retirement plan with company 5%

Onsite fitness centers

Zusammenfassung

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks a Flight Dynamics Engineer II to own trajectory design and real-time mission support for Earth orbiting and interplanetary missions. You’ll work with systems, ground software, electrical, avionics, and GNC teams to validate guidance profiles and optimize mission success.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in aerospace/space systems or related field and 2+ years in mission design or flight dynamics, plus eligibility for security clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Space Systems, or Software Engineering, or an equivalent Engineering or Applied Physics degree.
• 2+ years of experience in mission design, flight dynamics.
• Understanding of orbital mechanics, Orbit determination theory.
• Mission analysis with STK, Astrogator, GMAT, Monte, Copernicus, or equivalent.
• Git version control, or an equivalent version control system.
• Jira software project management or equivalent.
• Active Secret clearance OR ability to obtain and maintain one
• U.S. citizenship is required, due to program requirements

Aufgaben

• Develop and analyze launch vehicle and spacecraft trajectories, including ascent, orbit insertion, and orbital maneuvers
• Perform orbital propagation, rendezvous planning, and station-keeping analysis for spacecraft operations
• Support mission design including launch window analysis, delta-V budgets, and contingency planning
• Interface with flight software and GNC teams to validate and optimize guidance profiles
• Generate and deliver trajectory data products and flight dynamics support for mission readiness reviews
• Contribute to development of in-house simulation tools and flight dynamics infrastructure
• Support real-time mission operations including anomaly response and post-launch data analysis

Kenntnisse

Mission design

Flight dynamics

Orbital mechanics

Orbit determination

Git

Jira

Security clearance

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Space Systems, or Software Engineering

Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field

Tools

STK

Astrogator

GMAT

Monte

Copernicus

ODTK

Orekit

Jobbeschreibung

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks a Flight Dynamics Engineer II to own trajectory design and real-time mission support for Earth orbiting and interplanetary missions. You’ll work with systems, ground software, electrical, avionics, and GNC teams to validate guidance profiles and optimize mission success.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in aerospace/space systems or related field and 2+ years in mission design or flight dynamics, plus eligibility for security clearance and U.S. citizenship.