Hybrid Senior Aerospace Mission Dynamics Engineer

Trusted Space, Inc.; Aurora, Chantilly (CO, VA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Trusted Space is seeking a Senior Aerospace Engineer to design, implement, and validate orbit-based algorithms for an autonomy product, spanning Earth-centered and cislunar dynamics. The role is in a hybrid team environment with Aurora, CO and Chantilly, VA locations.

You will develop mission-dynamics models, collaborate with autonomy and software engineers, and contribute to documentation and technical training.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, physics, applied mathematics, or related field.
• 8+ years in modeling & simulation, mission dynamics, or test engineering.
• Experience developing and validating aerospace or space-domain models (orbital, attitude, sensor geometry, mission constraints).
• Hands-on proficiency with simulation environments (e.g., Basilisk, Orekit, GMAT) and demo-support workflows for mission environment simulations.
• Ability to collaborate with autonomy and software engineering teams in integrated Agile workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine aerospace mission-dynamics and space-domain simulation models to support development of a Trusted Space autonomy product and software integration.
• Collaborate with autonomy and software engineers to validate orbit algorithm outputs and physical vehicle model behaviors.
• Generate representative mission scenario configurations for reference missions, supporting both component-level and system-level testing.
• Contribute aerospace-focused artifacts to documentation, training materials, and technical presentations.

Skills

C++/Rust

Python

Git

Agile DevOps

Orbital dynamics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, physics, applied mathematics

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Basilisk

Orekit

GMAT

Azure

GitLab

Jira

Job description

Trusted Space is seeking a Senior Aerospace Engineer to design, implement, and validate orbit-based algorithms for an autonomy product, spanning Earth-centered and cislunar dynamics. The role is in a hybrid team environment with Aurora, CO and Chantilly, VA locations.

You will develop mission-dynamics models, collaborate with autonomy and software engineers, and contribute to documentation and technical training.