Trajectory Flight Analysis Engineer I/II — Formulation

Telemetry Today LLC; Littleton (CO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Denver, CO is seeking a Flight Analysis Engineer I/II - Mission Formulation to help design trajectories, assess flight safety, and support mission concepts for Electron and HASTE launches. The role collaborates across engineering, production, and operations, with a path to more senior levels.

Applicants should have strong skills in numerical modelling, Python, Linux, and Git, and may hold DoD security clearance. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits in CO.

Qualifications

• Experience with numerical modelling & simulation, probability & statistics, multi-physics, and/or similar fields of analysis.
• Experience with data analysis using Python, SciPy, or similar.
• Experience developing with Linux.
• Fundamental knowledge of atmospheric flight, flight dynamics, and/or orbital mechanics.
• Experience with Git version control (e.g., git, github, gitlab).
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD US Government Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Launch and mission operational concept development.
• Orbital and suborbital trajectory design and analysis.
• Work with external stakeholders and customers for mission-specific requirements engineering.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing to verify trajectory and flight safety system configuration.
• Conduct Monte Carlo simulation analyses to define and verify launch and mission operations.
• Conduct flight safety analyses prior to launch and provide related day-of-launch support.
• Develop bespoke mission safety rules.
• Verify readiness of AFTS hardware and software.
• Develop tools and processes for automating common modelling and analysis tasks.
• Direct contact to Business Development for proposals and mission definition.

Skills

Numerical modelling

Simulation

Statistics

Multi-physics

Python

SciPy

Linux

Git

Security clearance

C/C++

Tools

Git

Job description

Rocket Lab in Denver, CO is seeking a Flight Analysis Engineer I/II - Mission Formulation to help design trajectories, assess flight safety, and support mission concepts for Electron and HASTE launches. The role collaborates across engineering, production, and operations, with a path to more senior levels.

Applicants should have strong skills in numerical modelling, Python, Linux, and Git, and may hold DoD security clearance. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits in CO.