SSA Engineer: Orbital Analysis & Collision Avoidance

Omitron, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

HSA or FSA accounts

401k with company match

Paid Federal Holidays

Paid Vacation Leave and Sick Leave

Parental Leave

Professional Development Reimbursement

Job summary

Omitron is seeking an SSA Engineer in orbital analysis and space defense at our Vandenberg SFB, CA location. The role entails solving orbital mechanics problems, processing data for orbit states, and delivering products for customer situational awareness.

Responsibilities include coordinating across functions, expanding into conjunction assessment, and working outside normal business hours as needed. US Citizenship and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI clearance are required.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.
• Clearance: willing to complete TS/SCI background investigation.
• 2+ years space-related SSA experience: catalog maintenance, orbital analysis, collision avoidance.
• Knowledge of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics.
• Familiarity with Linux-based OS, Red Hat/Fedora.
• Familiarity with Space Force’s Astrodynamics Support Workstation or similar tools.
• Ability to apply orbital mechanics to operations, including orbit determination and maneuvers.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication; proficient with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise to solve orbital mechanics problems and process data for orbit states and predictions.
• Coordinate and integrate information across functions to develop products for situational awareness.
• Potential to broaden into conjunction assessment and proximity operations tasks.
• Work outside normal hours as required.

Skills

SSA concepts

Orbital mechanics

Data analysis

Interpersonal communication

US Citizenship

MS Office

Education

Technical Degree in Aerospace/Engineering/Space Operations/Physics

Tools

Astrodynamics Support Workstation

Perl scripting

Red Hat / Fedora

Job description

Omitron is seeking an SSA Engineer in orbital analysis and space defense at our Vandenberg SFB, CA location. The role entails solving orbital mechanics problems, processing data for orbit states, and delivering products for customer situational awareness.

Responsibilities include coordinating across functions, expanding into conjunction assessment, and working outside normal business hours as needed. US Citizenship and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI clearance are required.