Senior Flight Dynamics & Mission Ops Engineer

EVONA; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs offered

Job summary

EVONA is expanding its advanced aerospace team in the United States. We are seeking a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer to own flight dynamics, astrodynamics and mission operations across full mission lifecycles, from design to on-orbit operations.

The role involves developing dynamic capabilities, performing orbit propagation and maneuver planning, and building Python tools to automate planning and analysis. You will work closely with GNC and Flight Software teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience across flight dynamics, astrodynamics, mission analysis or spacecraft operations.
• Strong understanding of orbital mechanics and spacecraft trajectories.
• Hands-on spacecraft maneuver planning and trajectory analysis experience.
• Strong Python development skills, beyond basic scripting.
• Experience developing flight dynamics, mission analysis or spacecraft operations tools.
• Experience with orbit propagation and trajectory prediction.
• Exposure to orbit determination.
• Experience supporting spacecraft through mission design and/or operational phases.
• Comfortable working closely with GNC and Flight Software teams.
• Ability to take ownership in a fast-moving engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Developing flight dynamics capabilities across the full spacecraft mission lifecycle.
• Performing orbit propagation, trajectory prediction and maneuver planning.
• Supporting orbit determination and spacecraft navigation activities.
• Building Python applications and engineering tools for flight dynamics and mission operations.
• Automating mission planning, analysis and operational workflows.
• Developing and validating algorithms used to plan and operate spacecraft.
• Supporting launch, commissioning and on-orbit spacecraft operations.
• Working closely with GNC and Flight Software engineers to integrate flight dynamics capabilities into the wider spacecraft system.
• Analysing mission performance and supporting anomaly investigation.
• Helping shape the flight dynamics architecture, tools and processes for future spacecraft missions.

Skills

Flight dynamics

Astrodynamics

Orbit mechanics

Python development

Trajectory analysis

Missions operations

GNC collaboration

Tools

GMAT

STK

MONTE

Job description

EVONA is expanding its advanced aerospace team in the United States. We are seeking a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer to own flight dynamics, astrodynamics and mission operations across full mission lifecycles, from design to on-orbit operations.

The role involves developing dynamic capabilities, performing orbit propagation and maneuver planning, and building Python tools to automate planning and analysis. You will work closely with GNC and Flight Software teams in a fast-paced environment.