Flight Dynamics Engineer

Viasat, Inc. • Carlsbad, CA

5d

About The Position

The Flight Dynamics Engineer position ultimately encompasses all the tasks associated with the station-keeping of Viasat satellites such that their operational lifetimes are maximised. Once fully trained on these satellites, the successful candidate will contribute to the manoeuvre planning and station-keeping of Viasat’s state of the art plasma-based fleet.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Mathematics or Engineering to provide a sound basis for the analytical tasks typically performed by a Flight Dynamicist
• 2+ years of experience working in an engineering-related field.
• Experience of software programming languages such as: Fortran/C/C++/Java/Tk-tcl /Python as well as the UNIX and Linux operating system to allow software development for analytical work and maintenance of existing software packages under the direction of the FD manager
• Written and verbal proficiency in the English language
• US citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

• General knowledge of orbit dynamics and related topics such as orbit determination, orbit propagation, celestial event prediction and station-keeping theory
• Some understanding of attitude control theory would be helpful
• Some familiarity with Weighted least-squares algorithm and/or Kalman Filter applications
• Clarity in written and verbal communications for providing Satellite Controllers and Analysts with unambiguous direction regarding any special manoeuvre instructions
• General software/functional familiarity with Matlab, Excel or similar related analytical tools
• Acceptance of routine operations work taking precedence over other work given that manoeuvres need to be executed on time

Responsibilities

• Learn Inmarsat Flight Dynamics processes by way of an effective apprenticeship
• Prime focus to become proficient at station-keeping Viasat-1, Viasat-2, Viasat-3 and Inmarsat-5 satellites
• Assist with Flight Dynamics operations support to customers internal and external to FD
• Developing and integrating mission specific support software as required
• Eventually learn to plan station-keeping manoeuvres for future satellite generations
• Automating interactions with modem software to support continuous deployment to stationkeeping

Benefits

• range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level