Flight Dynamics Engineer I

York Space Systems•Greenwood Village, CO

7d•$70,000 - $100,000

About The Position

York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming, and enabling next- generation space mission operations worldwide. Today, York is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in end-to-end customer solutions and the rapid production of spacecraft platforms. York’s complete Space Segment Solution includes spacecraft production, payload integration, system integration & test, launch services, ground segment services, and mission operations, enabling customers to leverage York’s existing technology solutions to get to orbit rapidly and responsively. We’re looking to expand our team across the board. York Space Systems is seeking a Flight Dynamics Engineer to support the design, analysis, and development of spacecraft flight dynamics and mission analysis software across a range of commercial and national security missions. This individual will work with a Flight Dynamics team, working across multiple programs to define subsystem architecture, develop algorithms and models, and support verification and flight operations.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, or related technical field from accredited university
0-2 years of experience in spacecraft GNC, mission analysis, orbit analysis, flight dynamics systems or similar
Background in orbital dynamics and spacecraft subsystems.
Experience with industry-standard tools such as STK, GMAT, or equivalent.
Experience analyzing spacecraft dynamics, control theory, and propulsion performance as they relate to trajectory design and constellation geometry.
Experience with Python software development and testing
Experience with Git version control, or an equivalent version control system.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Collaborative and effective in team environments.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

Develop flight dynamics modeling and simulation tools in Python to be used by internal users and other York software while maintaining an existing software suite
Translate designs and requirements into clean, readable code with guidance from senior team members
Write tests and documentation for internal users
Validate accuracy of results of simulation and modeling tools
Work across teams to collaborate on complex problems
Define and maintain high-fidelity simulation environments to support development of mission architecture and day in the life analysis for a variety of different missions.