Senior Space Mission Architect: Rendezvous & Proximity Ops

True Anomaly, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Generous time off

Lunch provided

401(k) plan

Equity and bonuses

Job summary

True Anomaly, Inc. seeks a Mission Architect to define and execute space-domain awareness missions within a system-of-systems. You will own mission definition, trades, technical direction, and customer alignment from contract award through mission completion.

You will lead design, simulation, and verification across integration, modeling, and testing, coordinating with government agencies and customers. TS/SCI or eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in mission analysis, space operations, or orbital mechanics.
• Strong technical leadership and systems architecture experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in rendezvous and proximity operations mission design and spacecraft operations.
• Strong understanding of orbital mechanics, spacecraft dynamics, and autonomous space operations.
• Hands-on experience with mission analysis tools such as STK, FreeFlyer, GMAT, or similar software.
• Proficiency in simulation tools and programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, or C++.
• Experience with mission planning and real-time mission support.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI or TS/SAP U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Mission Design and Requirements Analysis
• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and internal teams to define and document mission objectives, system requirements, and operational concepts.
• Translate customer and mission needs into actionable engineering solutions while ensuring alignment with technical and programmatic constraints.
• Define key mission technical performance measures to establish a mission-driven decision-making framework.
• Apply analysis and modeling techniques, including parametric analysis, to support engineering decisions in the absence of specific requirements.
• Lead system trade studies, performance evaluations, and feasibility assessments to ensure an optimal system architecture.
• Lead the design, simulation, and analysis of rendezvous and proximity operations mission trajectories.
• Optimize spacecraft maneuvers to achieve mission objectives while considering fuel efficiency, timing, and risk mitigation.
• Prepare detailed technical reports, presentations, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies and customers.
• System Integration and Verification
• Oversee the integration of mission systems, ensuring seamless interaction among hardware, software, and operational components.
• Develop system-level integration and verification plans and conduct end-to-end testing to validate mission requirements.
• Coordinate with subsystem teams to troubleshoot and resolve integration challenges, ensuring mission readiness.
• Support mission operations teams during testing and real-time mission execution.
• Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis
• Apply the fundamentals of astrodynamics using software and analysis tools, including orbit propagation, orbit determination, geometric orbit analysis, and mission engineering concepts.
• Design parametric analyses and Monte Carlo studies to support engineering decision-making.
• Conduct system performance analyses, including assessments of reliability, safety, and mission effectiveness under various environmental conditions.
• Assess mission success criteria and operational risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Conduct pre-flight and post-flight mission analyses, including trajectory reconstruction and anomaly investigations.

Skills

Mission analysis

Systems architecture

Rendezvous ops

Orbital mechanics

MATLAB

Python

C++

Education

Advanced degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Systems Engineering

Tools

STK

FreeFlyer

GMAT

Job description

True Anomaly, Inc. seeks a Mission Architect to define and execute space-domain awareness missions within a system-of-systems. You will own mission definition, trades, technical direction, and customer alignment from contract award through mission completion.

You will lead design, simulation, and verification across integration, modeling, and testing, coordinating with government agencies and customers. TS/SCI or eligibility is required.