Orbital Analysis Engineer: Space Safety & Conjunctions

Omitron, Inc.; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Omitron is seeking an Orbital Analyst Engineer for work in orbital analysis, space defense, and satellite collision avoidance at our Vandenberg SFB, CA location.

The role involves solving orbital mechanics problems, processing data for orbit states and predictions, and coordinating information across teams to deliver products for customer situational awareness. Some duties may require work outside normal hours.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of space-related experience in Space Situational Awareness and orbital analysis.
• Knowledge of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics.
• Familiarity with Linux-based OS (Red Hat/Fedora) and data formats.
• Ability to apply orbital mechanics to operations, orbit determination, and maneuvers.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; proficient in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Solve operational orbital mechanics problems and process data for orbit states and predictions.
• Coordinate information across functions to support customer situational awareness and decisions.
• Broaden into conjunction assessment, proximity operations, and related orbit analysis tasks.
• Work outside normal business hours as required.

Skills

Orbital mechanics

Astrodynamics

Space Situational Awareness

Linux

MS Office

Education

Technical Degree in Aerospace or Engineering, Space Operations, or Physics

Tools

Astrodynamics Support Workstation

Perl scripting

Job description

Omitron is seeking an Orbital Analyst Engineer for work in orbital analysis, space defense, and satellite collision avoidance at our Vandenberg SFB, CA location.

The role involves solving orbital mechanics problems, processing data for orbit states and predictions, and coordinating information across teams to deliver products for customer situational awareness. Some duties may require work outside normal hours.