Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer – LEO Constellation

Remote - Nationwide

Our client is expanding the flight dynamics capability behind a growing Low Earth Orbit satellite network and is seeking a senior engineer who can bring deep astrodynamics expertise into live spacecraft operations. This is an opportunity to work at the center of constellation growth, supporting established spacecraft as well as new vehicles entering service. The engineer will have meaningful ownership across orbit determination, maneuver strategy, commissioning, operational product generation, and the tools that make those activities more reliable and efficient.

• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A highly technical environment where deep flight dynamics expertise has visible operational impact.
• Opportunities to improve analytical tools, automation, and flight dynamics processes rather than simply execute established procedures.
• Exposure to commissioning, maneuver operations, anomaly response, and other mission-critical phases of the spacecraft lifecycle.

• Own recurring orbit determination and trajectory assessment for an operational low Earth orbit fleet, producing trusted state solutions that support mission planning and spacecraft operations.
• Plan and evaluate orbit-raising, station-keeping, and other spacecraft maneuvers, accounting for atmospheric drag, deployment altitude, and changing LEO conditions.
• Apply high-fidelity force models, estimation filters, covariance analysis, and residual review to diagnose solution quality and improve orbit-estimation performance.
• Use ODTK as a primary operational analysis environment, with STK supporting trajectory modeling, visualization, scenario assessment, and mission analysis.
• Build and maintain Python-based workflows that connect with ODTK and STK, reducing manual effort and strengthening repeatability across flight dynamics operations.
• Make engineering judgments on whether orbit solutions meet the accuracy and confidence needed to release downstream ephemeris and mission products.
• Support spacecraft commissioning, launch and early-orbit activities, anomaly response, and periods of increased operational tempo when mission events require it.
• Partner within a lean technical team to improve flight dynamics methods, operational tooling, and processes as the constellation expands.

• Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a closely related technical discipline, required.
• Approximately 10 or more years of relevant flight dynamics, astrodynamics, orbit determination, or satellite operations experience is preferred. Highly qualified candidates with roughly 7 to 9 years may be considered.
• Recent, hands-on ODTK experience in an operational setting, plus practical STK knowledge and the ability to work across both environments.
• Strong Python capability, including experience using or integrating Python with STK and ODTK for analysis, automation, or operational workflows.
• Deep command of orbital mechanics and orbit determination fundamentals, including force modeling, estimation filters, covariance, residual interpretation, and solution-accuracy assessment.
• Meaningful LEO satellite experience, including maneuver behavior, low-altitude deployment considerations, atmospheric drag, and the operational realities of maintaining spacecraft in this regime.
• Hands-on operational spacecraft experience with demonstrated judgment in validating OD solutions before ephemeris or other downstream products are generated and distributed.
• U.S. Person status is required because the position involves access to technologies and technical data controlled under the Export Administration Regulations.