Senior Spacecraft Concepts & Mission Engineer

Prattwhitney; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 123,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company, seeks a senior mission analysis specialist for the Tucson area. The role involves vehicle design and system sizing, mission performance analysis, and trajectory optimization, with collaboration across engineering disciplines. You must be a U.S.

citizen with an active Top Secret clearance or the ability to obtain one. Responsibilities include developing analysis tools, data-driven modeling, and mission planning solutions within a DoD context, using

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years of experience.
• Depth in at least one system-level/domain: Guidance, Navigation, and Control, Orbital Mechanics, Mission Planning, Mission Analysis/Performance Analysis, Satellite Technology, Multidisciplinary design, System-of-Systems design.
• Experience with programming languages Python, MATLAB and/or C++ to model physical systems.
• Experience in system performance, CONOPS, algorithms and signal processing, and modeling/simulation (6-DOF).
• Active and transferable Top Secret U.S. government clearance required at application time, with ability to obtain after start.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze notional missions and hardware for feasibility and collaborate with engineers across disciplines to improve models.
• Develop common mission analysis, performance analysis, and mission planning toolsets for multiple systems.
• Utilize grid computing to enable generation/analysis of large datasets.
• Produce visualizations of complex systems and CONOPs in STK or similar tools.
• Coordinate with product line management and customers.
• Work with programs & AT leadership to develop concepts for new business and technology maturation.
• Pursue IRAD funding opportunities and author IP disclosures.
• Engage directly in mission planning application software development and testing.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C++

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Git

SLURM

Ansys STK

Job description

RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company, seeks a senior mission analysis specialist for the Tucson area. The role involves vehicle design and system sizing, mission performance analysis, and trajectory optimization, with collaboration across engineering disciplines. You must be a U.S.

citizen with an active Top Secret clearance or the ability to obtain one. Responsibilities include developing analysis tools, data-driven modeling, and mission planning solutions within a DoD context, using