Lunar Mission Orbital Dynamics Engineer

EVONA

Denver (CO)

On-site

USD 81,000 - 135,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

EVONA is seeking an early-career Mission Analyst / Orbital Dynamics Engineer to join a small, fast-moving engineering team in Boulder, CO, supporting a lunar mission. You will connect mission and trajectory analysis directly to spacecraft design, working with Ansys STK, trajectories, and ΔV data to derive requirements for GNC, propulsion, and spacecraft teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on analysis, orbit mechanics, and collaboration across engineering disciplines, with opportunities to develop

Qualifications

Hands-on Ansys STK experience is essential.
0–3 years in mission analysis, astrodynamics, GNC or related spacecraft engineering is acceptable.
Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Astronautical Engineering, Physics or closely related field required.

Responsibilities

Build, run and validate Ansys STK scenarios.
Analyse trajectories, orbit propagation, access, lighting and eclipse conditions.
Develop ΔV budgets, maneuver timelines and propulsion requirements.
Run orbital trade studies and sensitivity analyses.
Support GNC requirements, navigation, orbit determination and pointing profiles.
Develop mission CONOPS and maneuver sequences.
Automate analysis and STK workflows using Python or MATLAB.
Communicate mission analysis across multidisciplinary engineering teams.