Flight Dynamics Software Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; San Francisco (CA); In loco; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Loft Orbital is seeking a Flight Dynamics Software Engineer to join the Ground Platform organization. You will develop and maintain our flight dynamics software stack to enable scalable satellite operations.

The role requires strong astrodynamics theory, hands-on flight-dynamics experience, and solid software engineering foundations. You will work in a fast-paced, supportive environment solving hard problems to support 50+ satellites and diverse customer missions with demanding orbit

Competenze

• Solid theoretical understanding of astrodynamics.
• Operational flight-dynamics experience.
• Foundations in software engineering.

Mansioni

• Develop and maintain flight dynamics software stack.
• Support orbit determination, stationkeeping, and attitude performance requirements.
• Ensure automated, reliable, and safe operations (collision avoidance).

Conoscenze

Astrodynamics

Flight dynamics

Software engineering

Operational experience

Descrizione del lavoro

Loft Orbital is looking for a Flight Dynamics Software Engineer to join the Ground Platform organization.

You'll work on a small and driven team, developing our flight dynamics software stack so that it can:

• Scale to fly 50+ satellites in orbit in a highly automated, reliable, and safe (from a collision avoidance perspective) manner
• Enable new conops and customer missions with demanding orbit determination, stationkeeping, and attitude performance requirements

We're looking for someone with a solid theoretical understanding of astrodynamics, operational flight-dynamics experience, and software-engineering foundations. If you enjoy solving hard problems and working in a fast-paced and supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you.