Flight Dynamics Engineer

York Spaces Systems•Greenwood Village, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

York is seeking a Flight Dynamics Engineer to support the design, analysis, and development of spacecraft flight dynamics and mission analysis software for commercial and national security missions. The engineer will work within the Flight Dynamics team to define software architecture, develop and validate algorithms and models, support flight operations, and mentor junior engineers. The level of ownership increases with engineer level. Salary is based on experience. The position is full-time in York’s Greenwood Village, Colorado office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, or a related technical field from an accredited university.
2–8 years of experience in spacecraft GNC, flight dynamics systems, ground software, or a similar field.
Experience with Python software development and testing.
Background in orbital dynamics and spacecraft subsystems.
Experience with software architecture and designing reusable scientific or engineering software libraries.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively in team environments.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
Willingness to work full-time in the Greenwood Village, Colorado office.

Nice To Haves

Experience with software development practices including version control, automated testing, debugging, code reviews, and technical documentation.
Familiarity with C++, MATLAB, or other scientific computing languages.
Experience with spacecraft mission operations and day-in-the-life analysis.
Familiarity with modern software development tools and practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, package management, and collaborative development workflows.
Experience integrating flight dynamics software into operational ground systems or ground stations.
Experience with industry-standard GNC 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 developing flight dynamics, mission analysis, or ground software for spacecraft.
Experience with orbit determination, orbit propagation, trajectory analysis, or mission design.
Experience developing high-fidelity spacecraft or mission simulations.
Familiarity with numerical methods, estimation techniques, filtering, optimization, or statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and enhance Python flight dynamics modeling and simulation tools for internal engineering teams and other York software while maintaining the existing software suite.
Contribute to systems engineering and software architecture by defining interfaces, identifying technical requirements, and designing scalable solutions for flight dynamics applications.
Translate designs, algorithms, and technical requirements into clean, readable code.
Maintain and improve the existing flight dynamics and astrodynamics software suite and introduce new capabilities as mission needs evolve.
Develop unit, integration, and validation tests, and create technical documentation for internal users and developers.
Validate the accuracy, performance, and robustness of simulation and modeling tools.
Perform orbit determination and orbit analysis, including interpreting and assessing results from flight dynamics tools.
Support deployment, integration, and operation of orbital dynamics and mission feasibility tools in ground station and mission operations environments.
Provide astrodynamics analytical support for mission design, trajectory analysis, spacecraft operations, and feasibility assessments.
Collaborate with software, systems engineering, mission operations, and other technical teams to solve multidisciplinary problems.
Define, develop, and maintain high-fidelity simulation environments for mission architecture development and day-in-the-life simulations across varied mission profiles.
Mentor junior engineers.