Flight Dynamics Engineer

Astroscale U.S. • Denver, CO

5h • $90,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Astroscale U.S. is dedicated to ensuring the safe and sustainable development of space for future generations. Astroscale U.S. Inc. is a leading provider of on-orbit servicing solutions, including inspection, transportation, life extension, debris removal, and refueling, for the U.S. government and commercial operators globally. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Astroscale U.S. leverages world-class rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking capabilities, mission design, policy, and economics expertise to address complex customer challenges. Astroscale U.S. Inc. is seeking a Flight Dynamics Engineer to join their RPO team in Denver, Colorado, to be integral in developing on-orbit servicing solutions that support a sustainable space environment.

Requirements

• Understanding of spacecraft navigation, state estimation, and covariance analysis, particularly radiometric orbit determination and angles-only navigation.
• Understanding of orbital mechanics, optimization methodology, statistics, mass properties, and conceptual design.
• Knowledge of one or more scientific or engineering programming languages such as Matlab, Simulink, Python, C, or C++.
• Knowledge of orbital dynamics tools such as STK, GMAT, or Orekit.
• Collaborative communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Experienced college graduate or professional with 2+ years of experience in ground-based space navigation and the wider flight dynamics domain.
• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or PhD in science, technology, engineering or math, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and use spacecraft navigation tools across multiple orbital regimes, measurement types, and estimation techniques, including orbit determination and angles-only.
• Support assessment of ground navigation performance.
• Support operations throughout the mission lifecycle, including orbit determination, proximity operations, maneuver planning, and maneuver execution.
• Support mission design, analysis, and optimization using orbital dynamics tools.
• Work directly with multiple stakeholders to develop mission and flight dynamics requirements.
• Create test plans and perform functional software testing and integration of flight dynamics software.
• Contribute to analyses and training activities that inform ground system development and mission operations activities.
• Support migration of ground navigation capabilities to onboard, autonomous navigation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees