Flight Dynamics Engineer

E-Space • Saratoga, CA

3d • $50,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure, and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place! At E-Space, we’re focused on bridging Earth and space with the world’s most sustainable low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. We’re a team of bold thinkers, ambitious leaders and dynamic doers—and we’re disrupting NewSpace by fundamentally changing the design of legacy LEO space systems to deliver entirely new satellite capabilities at a fraction of the cost. We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed—to saving space, to protecting our planet and to turning connectivity into actionable intelligence. Why this role is important: As a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer, you will develop and maintain in-house and commercial flight dynamics and mission analysis software tools, and apply them to design, analyze, and operate our satellite constellations. You will engage with E-Space Guidance Navigation and Controls, Software, and Operations engineers. This position will report to the Director of GNC and will be based in our Saratoga office.

Requirements

• You have a Master's+ 5 years of relevant experience or a PhD + 3 years of relevant experience.
• Your degree is in Aerospace, Software, Mathematics, or another relevant field.
• Your experience is in orbital flight dynamics or mission analysis, preferably related to low-Earth orbit and constellations.
• You have deep knowledge and experience in orbital mechanics, including orbit propagation and maneuvers, in particular for low-Earth orbit constellations.
• You have deep experience with STK, or equivalent tools (e.g., GMAT, FreeFlyer).
• You have software development experience in C/C++, Matlab, and Python.
• You have experience developing scalable collaborative software projects based on Git repositories.
• You have theoretical knowledge and practical experience with numerical integrators and differential equations.
• You have theoretical knowledge and practical experience with numerical optimization methods.
• You have practical experience with mission analysis, including pass predictions, coverage analysis, and link budgets.
• You have knowledge of spacecraft systems and familiarity with key constraints and trades for low-Earth orbit mission analysis, constellation design and multi-spacecraft operations.
• You have experience implementing orbit determination algorithms.
• You're a highly proactive team player with excellent technical communication and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• We are redefining how satellites are designed, manufactured and used—so we’re looking for candidates with passion, deep knowledge and direct experience on LEO satellite component development, design and in-orbit activities. If that’s your experience – then we’ll be immediately wow-ed.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end development, validation, and use of state-of-the-art scalable in-house flight dynamics software, for high-fidelity constellation orbit propagation and maneuver simulations.
• Perform various studies using STK, including validation of in-house tools and models, flight dynamics studies and mission analyses (e.g., deployment, maneuver design, lifetime prediction, collision avoidance, ground pass and coverage analysis).
• Design, optimize, and automate orbit maneuver strategies and algorithms for constellation deployment, station-keeping, replenishment, collision avoidance, and re-entry.
• Architect, develop, and deploy Space Situation Awareness (SSA) and collision avoidance strategies.
• Develop and use both commercial and in-house tools to support spacecraft operations.
• Own all aspects of software development, including architecture, development, testing, configuration management, mission integration and operation.
• Interact cross-functionally with other subsystem engineers across E-Space locations, providing expertise feedback, and contributing ideas as needed.
• Participate, present and prepare documentation for design reviews.

What This Job Offers

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