Senior Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer

RTX; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Flexible work schedules

Employee Scholar Program

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer in Tucson, AZ to join the Integrated Solutions Modeling and Architecture Directorate. The role focuses on developing satellite concepts, assessing mission CONOPs, and supporting new programs for national security space customers.

Strong domain knowledge in GNC, orbital mechanics, and mission analysis is required. The role involves collaboration across engineering disciplines, development of common analysis tools, and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Depth in at least one system-level domain: GNC, orbital mechanics, mission planning, CONOPS, satellite tech.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, or C++ to model physical systems.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of engineers to perform vehicle design, system sizing, mission performance analysis, and trajectory optimization.
• Analyze notional missions and hardware feasibility; improve models and performance drivers.
• Develop mission analysis toolsets and visualization for large data sets; use STK or equivalent.
• Coordinate with product line management and customers; support program captures and IRAD when possible.
• Engage in mission planning application software development and testing.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C++

System performance

CONOPS

Algorithms

Modeling and simulation

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Git

SLURM

ANSYS STK

Job description

RTX is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer in Tucson, AZ to join the Integrated Solutions Modeling and Architecture Directorate. The role focuses on developing satellite concepts, assessing mission CONOPs, and supporting new programs for national security space customers.

Strong domain knowledge in GNC, orbital mechanics, and mission analysis is required. The role involves collaboration across engineering disciplines, development of common analysis tools, and opportunities for