Moon Mission Architect & Trajectory Designer

Advanced-Space; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 88,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Quarterly performance bonuses

Company-sponsored medical benefits and

401(k)

Relocation assistance

Flexible time off

Job summary

Advanced Space in Westminster, CO, is seeking a Mission Design Engineer with 2–5 years of experience to apply astrodynamics expertise and creative problem‑solving across Earth‑orbiting, cislunar, and interplanetary missions.

You will contribute throughout the full mission lifecycle—from mission architecture and trajectory optimization to concept of operations development and flight operations support.

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 2–5 years of professional experience in mission design or astrodynamics.
• Experience applying design and trajectory optimization to real aerospace problems.
• Experience with astrodynamics software such as MONTE, Copernicus, GMAT, STK, FreeFlyer.
• Ability to write Python, Matlab, Julia scripts for analysis and tooling.
• Strong communication and collaboration across engineering disciplines.
• Proactive problem solving and ownership of work.

Responsibilities

• Design mission architectures and optimize trajectories across domains.
• Perform mission design analyses including delta‑V budgeting and Monte Carlo simulations.
• Support missions from concept through operations with clear documentation.
• Develop tools and software to enable future mission design.
• Collaborate with navigation, systems, GNC, and flight software teams.
• Communicate results clearly to internal teams and customers.
• Stay current with aerospace research and new technologies.

Skills

Astrodynamics

Trajectory design

Mission design

Python scripting

Julia scripting

Matlab

Codebase contributions

Education

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering or Systems Engineering

Tools

MONTE

Copernicus

GMAT

STK

FreeFlyer

Job description

Advanced Space in Westminster, CO, is seeking a Mission Design Engineer with 2–5 years of experience to apply astrodynamics expertise and creative problem‑solving across Earth‑orbiting, cislunar, and interplanetary missions.

You will contribute throughout the full mission lifecycle—from mission architecture and trajectory optimization to concept of operations development and flight operations support.