Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer – Mission Control

Sierra Space Corporation; Louisville (CO); Vor Ort; USD 144.000 - 198.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

3 weeks paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Sierra Space Corporation is seeking a highly experienced candidate for the Flight Operations team in Louisville, CO. You will advance mission planning, trajectory design, and real-time mission support from the Mission Control Center as you work toward flight controller certification.

The role emphasizes analysis, tool development, and collaboration with GNC, systems engineering, and flight operations to ensure end-to-end mission success. On-site, full-time position with mission operations shifts.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Aerospace or related discipline) and typically 10+ years of relevant experience; a higher-level degree may substitute for experience
• Strong background in orbital mechanics and orbit determination
• Experience in performing spacecraft operations (e.g., navigation support, maneuver planning, or real-time anomaly resolution)
• Demonstrated ability to guide ground navigation trades and analysis, applying subject matter expertise in statistical orbit determination
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, self-starter, and problem-solver comfortable in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Ability to work effectively under pressure as part of a team
• Willingness and ability to pass the flight controller certification and physical, which may be a condition of continued employment.

Aufgaben

• Mission analysis and design: support mission design using flight dynamics tools to plan trajectories.
• Ground-based Navigation: apply ground-based navigation and statistical orbit determination processes from concept to operation.
• Mentoring and Leadership: guide a flight dynamics team through design, development, and operations.
• Represent Flight Planning and Design: collaborate across disciplines to integrate and validate mission design processes end-to-end.
• Develop Flight Dynamics Software: participate in development and validation of the Flight Dynamics Tool Suite as an end user.

Kenntnisse

Orbital mechanics

Spacecraft operations

Written and verbal communication

Organization and attention to detail

Team collaboration under pressure

Flight controller certification prep

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Aerospace or related)

Tools

MATLAB

Python

STK

FreeFlyer

GUI development

Jobbeschreibung

Sierra Space Corporation is seeking a highly experienced candidate for the Flight Operations team in Louisville, CO. You will advance mission planning, trajectory design, and real-time mission support from the Mission Control Center as you work toward flight controller certification.

The role emphasizes analysis, tool development, and collaboration with GNC, systems engineering, and flight operations to ensure end-to-end mission success. On-site, full-time position with mission operations shifts.