Senior Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer

RTX; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

RTX's Southwest Operations is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer in Tucson, AZ. You will support advanced technology programs in developing satellite concepts, assessing CONOPs, and pursuing new mission opportunities for national security space customers.

You will contribute to mission planning applications, perform performance analyses, and help mature technologies for capture efforts. A Top Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• STEM degree with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Expert in Guidance, Navigation, and Control.
• Expert in Orbital Mechanics.
• Expert in Mission Planning.
• Experience in Mission Analysis / Performance Analysis.
• Knowledge of Satellite Technology.
• Multidisciplinary design / System-of-Systems design.
• Proficient in Python, MATLAB, and/or C++.
• Active Top Secret DoD clearance or transferable clearance.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of engineers and analysts to realize objectives across vehicle design, system sizing, mission performance analysis, and trajectory optimization.
• Analyze notional missions and hardware for feasibility; collaborate across disciplines to improve models and performance.
• Develop common mission analysis and planning toolsets for a portfolio of systems; generate visualizations in STK or similar tools.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C++

System performance

CONOPS

Modeling and simulation

Education

B.S. in STEM

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Git

SLURM

Ansys STK

Job description

RTX's Southwest Operations is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer in Tucson, AZ. You will support advanced technology programs in developing satellite concepts, assessing CONOPs, and pursuing new mission opportunities for national security space customers.

You will contribute to mission planning applications, perform performance analyses, and help mature technologies for capture efforts. A Top Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.