Senior Spacecraft Concepts & Mission Engineer

RTX; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer for the Tucson, AZ onsite role to support Advanced Technology's Alternate Missions & Space product line. You will develop satellite concepts, assess CONOPs, and support new missions and program captures for national security space customers, with opportunities to pursue IRAD and IP disclosures.

The role requires a STEM degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience and an active Top Secret U.S. government clearance.

Qualifications

• Requires a STEM degree and minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in system-level domains: GNC, Orbital Mechanics, Mission Planning, Mission Analysis/Performance Analysis, Satellite Technology.
• Active and transferable Top Secret U.S. government clearance is required at start; U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of engineers and analysts; perform vehicle design, system sizing, mission performance analysis, and trajectory optimization.
• Analyze missions and hardware feasibility; develop mission analysis and planning toolsets; generate visualizations of CONOPs in STK or similar tools.
• Coordinate with product line management and customers; support new business development and IP disclosures; contribute to mission planning application software development and testing.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced STEM degree

Tools

STK

Git

SLURM

Ansys STK

Job description

RTX is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer for the Tucson, AZ onsite role to support Advanced Technology's Alternate Missions & Space product line. You will develop satellite concepts, assess CONOPs, and support new missions and program captures for national security space customers, with opportunities to pursue IRAD and IP disclosures.

The role requires a STEM degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience and an active Top Secret U.S. government clearance.