Astrodynamics Operations - Lead Engineer Blue Ring

** Shape the Future of Space Mobility and Astrodynamics Operations
** As an Astrodynamics Operations Engineer in the Astrodynamics and Trajectory eXecution team (ATX), you lead flight-specific astrodynamics operations of a Blue Ring mission, which will consist of designing both high-thrust and low-thrust vehicle maneuvers, and processing measurements for ground-based orbit determination, and ensuring their accurate implementation within the greater ground system. You will work closely with our mission planning and spaceflight operations teams to convert astrodynamics-related vehicle activities into ground-based commands.

You will interface with vertically-integrated astrodynamics algorithms. While assisting with our first-ever flight, you will also roadmap and build out our processes toward fleet-level automation. You will ensure that the operations products and processes that the navigators need are in place for the mission. The ATX team works cradle-to-grave for each mission, and members of our team are multifaceted. Beyond leading pre-launch operations activities for your assigned missions, you will contribute to core flight dynamics development in maneuver planning and orbit determination.

As you grow in the role, there is a path to take on broader cross-mission responsibilities as the ATX Flight Ops Interface Lead, coordinating astrodynamics operations across the full Blue Ring fleet. Automate astrodynamics operations processes to the limits that are possible as Blue Ring grows into fleet-wide operations.
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* Minimum Qualifications:

** 3+ years of proven experience focused on satellite mission design.

Experience performing ground-based spacecraft orbit determination or maneuvering in live operations.

Strong fundamentals in astrodynamics, high-thrust trajectory optimization, and low-thrust trajectory optimization.

Applied experience in navigation tools such as Monte, STK/ODTK, Free Flyer, Copernicus, or GMAT. Experience in at least one of the following languages:
Python, Julia, or C++. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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* Preferred Qualifications:

** Experience leading a navigation operations team during pre-launch rehearsal campaigns and during live operations.

Experience architecting and developing navigation operations processes for satellites.

Experience using the Monte software package.

Experience with electric propulsion satellite missions.

Experience with radiometric orbit determination.

Experience with GPS-based orbit determination.

Experience in developing and testing flight dynamics software.

Experience with maneuver planning software systems for space satellites.

Demonstrated knowledge of the mission design lifecycle from conceptualization through operational flight.

Experience working on and effectively communicating with a distributed team.

Experience with Dev Ops processes including configuration control, continuous development and deployment workflows, Agile methodologies, software code review.

Previous experience with software development tooling such as Jira, git, Jenkins, Docker and at least one IDE.Experience using generative AI tools to expedite and automate your workflow. or ability to
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