Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer – Hybrid Colorado Springs

The Aerospace Corporation; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Senior Engineering Specialist in Colorado Springs to perform flight mechanics analysis and mission design. You will advise government customers, work on space control and atmospheric flight topics, and lead software tool development in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team.

This hybrid role requires a graduate engineering or related degree with 12+ years of experience, strong computing skills (C++, Python, Fortran), and proven leadership and mentoring

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or related field
• 12 years of relevant professional, technical work experience
• Experience in space mission analysis and design, astrodynamics, optimization, or trajectory optimization
• Proficiency with C++, Python, or Fortran
• Effective written and verbal communication, and demonstrated technical leadership and mentorship

Responsibilities

• Advise stakeholders and government customers by performing flight mechanics modeling, simulation, and analysis
• Focus on space control, atmospheric flight, and multi-domain effects
• Lead development and maturation of analysis software tools and best practices
• Provide technical mentoring to junior staff and customer personnel
• Travel domestically to customer and contractor facilities as needed

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Communication

Time management

Education

Graduate degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or related field

Tools

C++

Python

Fortran

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Senior Engineering Specialist in Colorado Springs to perform flight mechanics analysis and mission design. You will advise government customers, work on space control and atmospheric flight topics, and lead software tool development in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team.

This hybrid role requires a graduate engineering or related degree with 12+ years of experience, strong computing skills (C++, Python, Fortran), and proven leadership and mentoring