Lunar Mission Design Engineer SME — Trajectory Architect

Aegis Aerospace Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance available

Job summary

Aegis Aerospace seeks a Mission Design Engineer – SME to support NASA's Transportation Engineering Support (TENS) and Moon Base Transportation Office at Kennedy Space Center. You will lead mission architecture studies, evaluate trajectories, and assess propulsion and launch constraints to enable lunar and cislunar transportation.

The role requires strong analytical skills and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to produce technically defensible recommendations for mission decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field with extensive mission-design experience.
• Depth in mission design, astrodynamics, trajectory analysis, or related spaceflight engineering.
• Strong knowledge of orbital mechanics and spacecraft performance analysis.
• Experience with analytical or simulation tools to evaluate mission concepts.
• Ability to develop or use mission-analysis tools (e.g., Copernicus, GMAT, STK/Astrogator).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform mission design and architecture trade studies for lunar/cislunar missions.
• Develop trajectories, destination orbits, transfer strategies, and timelines.
• Assess propulsion, injection conditions, delta‑V, and payload margins.
• Conduct sensitivity analyses and risk assessments to identify key drivers.
• Create and run trajectory models to verify mission feasibility and performance.
• Collaborate with propulsion, GN&C, power, and other teams to support decisions.

Skills

Mission design

Astrodynamics

Trajectory analysis

Orbital mechanics

Spacecraft performance

Python

MATLAB

Copernicus

FreeFlyer

GMAT

STK/Astrogator

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or related

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Copernicus

FreeFlyer

GMAT

STK/Astrogator

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Aegis Aerospace seeks a Mission Design Engineer – SME to support NASA's Transportation Engineering Support (TENS) and Moon Base Transportation Office at Kennedy Space Center. You will lead mission architecture studies, evaluate trajectories, and assess propulsion and launch constraints to enable lunar and cislunar transportation.

The role requires strong analytical skills and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to produce technically defensible recommendations for mission decisions.