Senior Spacecraft Concepts & Mission Engineer

RTX; Provo (UT); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

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

Job summary

RTX seeks a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer in Tucson, AZ. You will join a team to develop satellite concepts, assess mission CONOPs, and support new business through advanced technology R&D and potential IP disclosures.

You will engage in mission planning software development, performance analysis, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to mature technologies for national security space programs. Strong STEM background and TS clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Requires STEM degree and typically 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Deep domain in at least one of: Guidance, Navigation & Control; Orbital Mechanics; Mission Planning; Mission Analysis; Satellite Technology; Systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers to realize team objectives and balance vehicle design with system sizing.
• Analyze missions and hardware feasibility; improve models and performance drivers.
• Develop mission analysis and planning toolsets; produce visualizations of CONOPs using STK or similar.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C++

Mission planning

Orbital mechanics

Guidance GN&C

CONOPS

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Git

SLURM

Ansys STK

Job description

RTX seeks a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer in Tucson, AZ. You will join a team to develop satellite concepts, assess mission CONOPs, and support new business through advanced technology R&D and potential IP disclosures.

You will engage in mission planning software development, performance analysis, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to mature technologies for national security space programs. Strong STEM background and TS clearance are required.