Flight Safety Test Engineer, Senior

Eligibility Requirements

• 8+ years of experience working as a Systems Engineer, Software Integrator, Software Developer, Software Testing or performing Conjunction Assessment (CA) screenings with a 4‑year degree (BS) in a related field; or 12+ years’ relevant experience in lieu of a degree; or 6+ years’ experience with an MS/MA graduate degree in a related STEM field.
• Active TS/SCI with adjudicated Poly

• 2+ years’ experience with Flight Safety tools (i.e., Astrodynamics Support Workstation (ASW) Super Combo tool or STK) or STK Level 2 certification in lieu of working experience
• 6+ years of combined experience working in flight safety (conjunction assessment) and/or space operations requiring flight safety system tools (i.e., STK, ASW)
• Advanced understanding of orbital mechanics, flight safety tools and mission scope
• Understanding of foreign/domestic space & ground threat capabilities
• Ability to read, write and understand the logic of scripts written in Bash or Python languages
• Prior working experience with National Reconnaissance Office missions and systems
• Experience working and collaborating with military and civilian leaders of all ranks

As a Senior Flight Safety Systems Engineer supporting a national security program space war fighting mission, you will be responsible for optimizing, testing and integrating critical system tools performing the Flight Safety (FS) mission. Additionally, all flight safety personnel support mission protection screenings, providing conjunction assessment (CA) and ground threat deconfliction analysis & reporting tasks as required. The flight safety team is responsible for ensuring all program and partnered space‑based assets are forewarned against on‑orbit collision risks and terrestrial threats.

As a systems subject‑matter expert (SME) and advanced FS analyst, you will leverage system and mission knowledge to improve tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) for military and/or contractor crew positions conducting 24/7 FS operations. A successful candidate will guide the team and develop integrative technical solutions, support training and exercise efforts, and communicate effectively with leadership and external partner agencies as appropriate.

• Lead integration efforts of new data sources in legacy and developing system tools.
• Test software in test environments to mitigate bug risks to operations upon deployment.
• Improve tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) for flight safety and mission protection operations; inform training material changes when necessary.
• Execute command shell (Bash) and Python scripts through GUI & command prompts, troubleshooting as needed within Linux OS in classified network environments.
• Perform routine RSO asset ephemeris against terrestrial locations and secondary RSOs (i.e., ASW “Super Combo” runs) and ad hoc in response to non‑corporative maneuvers.
• Screen pre & post‑launch TLEs, state trajectories and on‑orbit hypothetical‑burn ephemeris against latest resident space object (RSO) catalog to mitigate collision risks.
• Operate orbit‑propagating software expertly, navigate GUIs, understand required field input volumes and reporting criteria to deliver products to owner/operator.
• Lead flight safety meetings and participate in training and exercise efforts as needed.
• Document software and training material and provide OJT instruction to team members.

This position is contingent upon award of contract.