Senior Astrodynamics & Navigation Engineer — Equity

EVONA; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONA is seeking an experienced Astrodynamics & Navigation Engineer in the United States (Maryland) to own mission design, trajectory analysis and navigation for advanced spacecraft.

You will influence missions from feasibility studies to on-orbit operations, combining orbital mechanics, simulation and practical spacecraft engineering. Join a team tackling complex challenges with impact across mission phases and systems.

Qualifications

• Direct spacecraft mission design, astrodynamics or flight dynamics experience is essential.
• Typically 5–10+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of orbital mechanics, spacecraft dynamics and navigation.
• Experience with STK/ODTK, FreeFlyer, GMAT or comparable tools.
• Programming capability in Python and/or MATLAB.
• Confidence owning technical analyses and communicating recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead spacecraft trajectory design, orbit determination and manoeuvre planning.
• Develop fuel budgets, orbit maintenance strategies and mission simulations.
• Analyse navigation accuracy, tracking coverage and collision avoidance.
• Build and improve flight dynamics tools.
• Support spacecraft operations, investigate anomalies and assess on-orbit performance.
• Work closely with propulsion, GNC, flight software and mission operations teams.

Skills

Astrodynamics

Mission design

Orbit determination

Trajectory analysis

Spacecraft navigation

Python

MATLAB

Tools

STK/ODTK/GMAT

FreeFlyer

Job description

EVONA is seeking an experienced Astrodynamics & Navigation Engineer in the United States (Maryland) to own mission design, trajectory analysis and navigation for advanced spacecraft.

You will influence missions from feasibility studies to on-orbit operations, combining orbital mechanics, simulation and practical spacecraft engineering. Join a team tackling complex challenges with impact across mission phases and systems.