Senior Engineer - Flight Dynamics

Job Description

To perform Flight Dynamics operations and analysis to provide routine/non-routine spacecraft operations support and mission planning to assure efficient and continuous 24x7 spacecraft fleet operation for both GEO and LEO satellites. The role is responsible for orbit determination, manoeuvre planning, conjunction assessment, mission analysis, operational tool development, reporting and technical support during routine and contingency spacecraft operations.

• Carry out all flight dynamics daily operations including optimal spacecraft fleet manoeuvre planning, orbit determination & orbital events prediction.
• Provide reports for all Flight Dynamics analyses necessary to ensure the health and safety of the Space
  42 satellite fleet, to include close approach analysis, remaining propellant computations and Orbital Manoeuvre Life (OML) predictions.
• Provide Flight Dynamics support to the Technical Engineering Team and other departments, as required.
• Perform the system and process improvement of flight dynamics daily operations ensuring compliance with the department’s standard operational policies, processes, procedures and controls so that all relevant procedural/ legislative requirements are fulfilled. Improve the automation workflows.
• Support flight dynamics software validation and end to end testing.
• Support the orbital aspects of spacecraft operations, ensuring the provision of on-site support for aborted manoeuvres and anomalies. Participate in the on-call rotation to support satellite operations.
• Provide training of Flight Dynamics subjects within Space
  42 at all levels. Ensure there are adequate training materials and trainers competent to deliver the training.
• Provide subject matter expertise for LEO constellation operations, including orbit maintenance, formation management, collision avoidance, re-entry prediction, and operational performance monitoring.
• Perform mission analysis for future satellite mission such as constellation design, disposal planning, manoeuvre strategy and operational concept development.
• Develop internal tools for automation, operational data analysis and reporting.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• BSc Aerospace, Maths, Physics or Related Engineering.

• Minimum of 4 years as Flight Dynamics Engineer in one or more Satellite Operations companies.

• Prioritizes assigned tasks appropriately.
• Allocates time appropriately to assigned tasks.
• Carries out assigned tasks efficiently.

• Systematically analyzes information or a situation to ascertain any inconsistencies or improvement opportunities.

• Challenges the ongoing thinking and takes concrete steps to explore ideas.
• Anticipates the needs of planning for non-routine Operations without the need to wait for obvious instructions.

• Evaluates events to ask if Operational activities could have been conducted better.
• Considers points of views from stakeholders. Learns from past events and applies lessons learned to future activities.

• Create and maintain good working relationships.
• Works collaboratively with team members.
• Provides some constructive feedback to peers and management.

• Able to effectively represent team, department or company in presentations or meetings (internal and external).
• Able to communicate complex messages clearly (written and oral) with managers and colleagues.

• Demonstrates common sense and logic to solve problems within scope of functional role.
• Anticipates problems and implements preventative measures.
• Knows when to escalation problems/issues.

• Design and Use of Proprietary Flight Dynamics Software
• Station keeping planning
• Orbit determination & manoeuvre calibration
• Orbital events prediction
• Propellant accounting
• Other regular nominal activities
• Contingency activities
• Good understanding of Orbital Dynamics Theory:
• Different Satellite Orbits
• Satellite Manoeuvres
• Orbit Determination
• Space Weather
• Good understanding of Spacecraft Operations & Design:
• Satellite subsystems
• Telemetry, commanding and ranging
• Communication & transmission security
• Good understanding of Ground Station Operations & Design:
• Ground station overview Tracking data
• Design & Use of Flight Dynamics Tools, Analysis and Reporting:
• Close approach analysis with orbital debris
• Sun outage & ephemeris data preparation
• Propellant Gauging & Orbital Manoeuvre Life (OML) estimation
• Data processing and presentation
• Satellite & Orbit…