Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer - Onsite TS

RTX; Miami (FL); 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 is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer for an onsite Tucson, AZ role within the Advanced Technology organization. You will support mission analysis, CONOP development, and software tools for satellite systems, engaging with cross-disciplinary teams to mature technologies and pursue new business captures.

The position emphasizes mission planning applications, data-driven analyses, and development of IP with opportunities for IRAD funding.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Tasking includes vehicle design and system sizing, mission performance analysis, and trajectory optimization.
• Analyze notional missions and hardware for feasibility and collaborate with engineers across disciplines to improve models and performance drivers.
• Develop common mission analysis, performance analysis, and mission planning toolsets for a portfolio of systems.
• Utilize grid computing infrastructure to enable generation and analysis of large datasets.
• Produce visualizations of complex systems and mission CONOPs in STK or similar tools.
• Coordinate with product line management and customers.
• Work with programs & AT leadership to develop concepts and mature technologies for new business development and capture; opportunities to pursue IRAD funding and IP disclosures.
• Engage directly in mission planning application software development and testing

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C++

System performance

CONOPS

Mission planning

Orbital mechanics

Education

B.S. in STEM

Tools

Git

SLURM grid computing

Ansys STK

Job description

RTX is seeking a Spacecraft Concept & Mission Engineer for an onsite Tucson, AZ role within the Advanced Technology organization. You will support mission analysis, CONOP development, and software tools for satellite systems, engaging with cross-disciplinary teams to mature technologies and pursue new business captures.

The position emphasizes mission planning applications, data-driven analyses, and development of IP with opportunities for IRAD funding.