Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer - Orbit Design

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); Vor Ort; USD 132.000 - 220.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Stock options

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical plans

Dental & Vision

401(k) matching

Paid vacation

Zusammenfassung

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer I to design and analyze spacecraft trajectories, perform orbital propagation, and support mission planning for Earth orbit, lunar, and interplanetary missions.

You will collaborate with Systems, Ground Software, Electrical, Avionics, and GNC teams, hold a Bachelor's in Aerospace/Mechanical or related field, 5+ years in flight dynamics, and an active US Secret clearance.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Space Systems, or Software Engineering, or an equivalent Engineering or Applied Physics degree.
• 5+ years of experience in mission design, flight dynamics.
• Understanding of orbital mechanics, Orbit determination theory.
• Mission analysis with STK, Astrogator, GMAT, Monte, Copernicus, or equivalent.
• Python software development.
• Git version control, or an equivalent version control system.
• Jira software project management or equivalent.
• Active Secret clearance, with ability to obtain TS/SCI
• U.S. citizenship is required, due to program requirements

Aufgaben

• Develop and analyze launch vehicle and spacecraft trajectories, including ascent, orbit insertion, and orbital maneuvers.
• Perform orbital propagation, rendezvous planning, and station-keeping analysis for spacecraft operations.
• Support mission design including launch window analysis, delta-V budgets, and contingency planning.
• Interface with flight software and GNC teams to validate and optimize guidance profiles.
• Generate and deliver trajectory data products and flight dynamics support for mission readiness reviews.
• Contribute to development of in-house simulation tools and flight dynamics infrastructure.
• Support real-time mission operations including anomaly response and post-launch data analysis

Kenntnisse

Orbital mechanics

Mission design

Python

Git

Jira

Secret clearance

US citizenship

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Space Systems/Software Engineering

Tools

STK

Astrogator

GMAT

Monte Carlo

Copernicus

Jobbeschreibung

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer I to design and analyze spacecraft trajectories, perform orbital propagation, and support mission planning for Earth orbit, lunar, and interplanetary missions.

You will collaborate with Systems, Ground Software, Electrical, Avionics, and GNC teams, hold a Bachelor's in Aerospace/Mechanical or related field, 5+ years in flight dynamics, and an active US Secret clearance.