Flight Dynamics Engineer

STC • Hampton, VA

51d • $70,000 - $110,000 • Onsite

About The Position

STC is seeking exceptional aerospace engineers to join our team supporting NASA’s human spaceflight, planetary exploration, and other critical missions. We are augmenting our staff and are looking for several motivated individuals with expertise in flight dynamics, especially modeling and analysis of aerospace vehicles. We are interested in individuals with the ability to contribute to research efforts including system performance evaluations, spacecraft trajectory optimization, guidance, navigation and control system modelling.

Requirements

• B.S. in Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering or equivalent. (Required)
• Familiarity with flight mechanics, control systems, and dynamics simulation. (Required)
• Strong written and oral communication skills. (Required)
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: (Required)
• Entry descent and landing design and analysis
• Launch vehicle analysis
• Flight testing including post-flight data analysis
• Simulation development
• Trajectory optimization
• Orbital dynamics
• Parameter identification
• U.S. Citizenship (Required)

Nice To Haves

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering or equivalent. (Preferred)
• Background in multi-body dynamics and/or subsystem modeling. (Preferred)
• Experience with Matlab / Simulink, FORTRAN, C/C++, or similar languages. (Preferred)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees