Senior Flight Dynamics & Operations Engineer (Dream Chaser)

Sierra Space Corporation; Louisville (CO); Sur place; USD 144 000 - 198 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Life insurance

3 weeks PTO

Résumé du poste

Sierra Space Corporation in Louisville, CO is seeking a candidate with strong experience in spacecraft flight dynamics to join the Flight Operations team. You will work toward becoming a certified Dream Chaser flight controller to support Dream Chaser missions from our Mission Control Center in Louisville, CO.

You will be responsible for mission planning, mission analysis, and mission execution, collaborating with hardware and software engineers, flight science analysts, and other flight control

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Aerospace or related) and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong background in orbital mechanics and orbit determination.
• Experience in spacecraft operations (navigation, maneuver planning, real-time anomalies).
• Ability to guide ground navigation trades with expertise in statistical orbit determination.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; highly organized and adaptable.
• Willingness to pass flight controller certification and medical.

Responsabilités

• Mission analysis and design using flight dynamics tools to plan trajectories.
• Ground-based navigation and statistical orbit determination support.
• Mentor and lead a flight dynamics team through design and operations.
• Collaborate across disciplines to integrate mission design end-to-end.
• Develop, validate the Flight Dynamics Tool Suite as an end user.

Connaissances

Orbital mechanics

Orbit determination

Spacecraft operations

Ground navigation

Statistical orbit determination

Clear communication

Team collaboration

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Outils

MATLAB

Python

STK

Freeflyer

Description du poste

Sierra Space Corporation in Louisville, CO is seeking a candidate with strong experience in spacecraft flight dynamics to join the Flight Operations team. You will work toward becoming a certified Dream Chaser flight controller to support Dream Chaser missions from our Mission Control Center in Louisville, CO.

You will be responsible for mission planning, mission analysis, and mission execution, collaborating with hardware and software engineers, flight science analysts, and other flight control