Senior Spacecraft Concept & Mission Architect

RTX; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer for its Southwest Operations and Mission Analysis team in Tucson, AZ. You will help develop satellite concepts, assess CONOPs, and support new missions for national security space customers.

Expect a role focused on software development, model validation, and cutting-edge mission planning tools. You will collaborate with engineers across disciplines to push technology forward, pursue new programs, and contribute to intellectual property.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Depth in at least one system-level or subsystem-level technical domain: GN&C, Orbital Mechanics, Mission Planning, Mission Analysis / Performance Analysis, Satellite Technology, System-of-Systems design.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, MATLAB, and/or C++ to model physical systems.
• An active and transferable Top Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required at the time of application, with U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of engineers and analysts to realize team objectives: mix of vehicle design and system sizing, mission performance analysis, and trajectory optimization.
• Analyze notional missions and hardware for feasibility and engage with engineers across disciplines to improve models and performance drivers.
• Develop common mission analysis, performance analysis, and mission planning toolsets for a portfolio of systems.
• Utilize grid computing infrastructure to enable generation and analysis of large datasets.
• Produce visualizations of complex systems and mission CONOPs in STK or similar tools.
• Coordinate with product line management and customers.
• Work with programs & AT leadership to develop concepts and mature technologies for new business development and capture; explore IRAD and IP disclosures.
• Engage directly in mission planning application software development and testing.

Skills

Guidance & Control

Orbital Mechanics

Mission Planning

Mission Analysis

Satellite Technology

Multidisciplinary design

Python

MATLAB

C++

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C++

Job description

RTX is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer for its Southwest Operations and Mission Analysis team in Tucson, AZ. You will help develop satellite concepts, assess CONOPs, and support new missions for national security space customers.

Expect a role focused on software development, model validation, and cutting-edge mission planning tools. You will collaborate with engineers across disciplines to push technology forward, pursue new programs, and contribute to intellectual property.