Flight Dynamics Engineer

Company Summary

Echo Star builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. We’ll launch your career and empower you to change lives.

Our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. We serve millions of customers with offerings ranging from satellite to streaming services and global to personal networking solutions.

Our DISH Technology team challenges the status quo and reimagines capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play vital roles in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.

Echo Star is looking for an experienced Flight Dynamics Engineer who will plan, support, execute, and oversee flight dynamics and spacecraft subsystem operations. This position is available in Gilbert, AZ or Cheyenne, WY.

Operations to include spacecraft commanding and station-keeping activities according to scheduled and dynamic operational requirements. Perform trending and analyze spacecraft health data, prepare reports, and communicate status of spacecraft, projects, and operational activities to all levels of the organization while focusing on customer service. Conduct and manage activities to increase team and personal job skills and professional knowledge.

• Oversee, plan, execute, and monitor spacecraft maneuvers; perform maneuver reconstruction, orbit determination, and develop long-term operating strategies; direct the planning and execution of spacecraft orbital relocation and deorbit operations, as necessary
• Evaluate spacecraft performance and troubleshoot operation of all spacecraft subsystems to optimize quality of service and extend spacecraft mission life
• Maintain and re-enforce situational awareness of spacecraft and broadcast operations, company objectives, and advances in the spacecraft and communication industry
• Provide direction and support to spacecraft controllers during operational activities
• Perform 24x7 on-call engineering support on a rotating basis; respond to anomalies, provide direction to controllers, initiate and support anomaly resolution efforts
• Create, review, manage, evaluate quality, and optimize spacecraft procedures, tools, and processes needed for safe and efficient execution of operational activities
• Review, edit, and publish operations activity schedule; update and review spacecraft status reports
• Support new spacecraft development efforts; analyze design documentation to verify requirements, participate in ground testing of new spacecraft, and direct in-orbit test and evaluation activities
• Investigate and analyze long- and short-term spacecraft performance trends; establish and implement standards used for monitoring all spacecraft subsystems
• Research, develop, and present advanced-level training materials to meet initial or recurring requirements
• Conceptualize, develop, and review new processes, methods, scripts, and other tools used by both the engineering and operations teams
• Assist with hiring, onboarding, and mentoring interns or junior-level engineers including guiding and assigning work regularly
• Facilitate and guide professional and technical development of junior team members
• Technical lead that organizes work and processes in one or more spacecraft subsystem or functional area; may interact with external senior personnel on significant matters and coordinate between multiple organizations

• Bachelor's degree (B. S.) in engineering or physics from an accredited 4-year college or university
• Minimum of 12 years of flight dynamics and spacecraft operations experience
• General or specialized knowledge in one or more of the following spacecraft subsystems:
  Attitude Control, Propulsion, Power, Data Handling/Onboard Processing, Thermal, Mechanisms, TT&TC, Payload, Flight Dynamics and Orbit Mechanics
• Flight dynamics and spacecraft engineering experience with Space Systems Loral FS1300 or Lockheed Martin A2100 spacecraft highly desired
• Experience with Kratos ISI EPOCH TT&TC / OASYS, MATLAB, and AGI STK software a plus

• Ability to…