Lead Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer

RTX; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Scholar Program

Paid time off

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer in Tucson, AZ, to support Advanced Technology and national security space programs. You will assess CONOPs, develop satellite concepts, and mature technologies for new business captures while contributing to invention disclosures and IP.

The role requires a Top Secret DoD clearance, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to work onsite. Collaboration across disciplines and interfaces with customers and leadership are key responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in system-level or subsystem-level domains: GNC, Orbital Mechanics, Mission Planning, Mission Analysis, Satellite Technology, System-of-Systems design.
• Proficient in Python, MATLAB and/or C++ to model physical systems.
• Experience with modeling, simulation and mission analysis tooling.

Responsibilities

• Join engineers and analysts to achieve team objectives and perform vehicle design and system sizing, mission performance analysis and trajectory optimization.
• Analyze notional missions and hardware feasibility; improve models and performance drivers with cross-discipline collaboration.
• Develop common mission analysis, performance analysis and mission planning toolsets for a portfolio of systems.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C++

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Ansys STK

Git

SLURM

Job description

RTX is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer in Tucson, AZ, to support Advanced Technology and national security space programs. You will assess CONOPs, develop satellite concepts, and mature technologies for new business captures while contributing to invention disclosures and IP.

The role requires a Top Secret DoD clearance, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to work onsite. Collaboration across disciplines and interfaces with customers and leadership are key responsibilities.