Orbital Analyst

Point Solutions Group • Colorado Springs, CO

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About The Position

Join Point Solutions Group and our Federal Services Team supporting major space and defense work! We are seeking an Orbital Analyst to work with our team to support the United States Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES) at Schriever SFB in Colorado Springs, CO. An active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Requirements

• Clearance: TS/SCI with a Polygraph
• Education: Undergraduate degree in related field
• Experience Level: 3 years of orbital mechanics experience
• Time Management: Ability to identify and achieve multiple milestones spread across various calendars and schedules
• Process Ability to create and follow standard processes and clearly document results
• Problem Solving in Critical Situations: Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, demonstrated by frequent and successful application of technical standards, theories, concepts, and techniques
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to interface effectively with users, customers, management, and other engineering personnel
• Scheduling: Ability to occasionally work odd and/or extended hours covering a 24/7 period, particularly during launch operations

Nice To Haves

• Technical disciplines: orbital propagation and perturbations, orbit estimation, orbital maneuvers, modeling and simulation, and analysis
• Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis: Experience in modeling, simulation and analysis in orbital maneuvers and orbit estimation
• Software Experience: Knowledge and experience with STK, ODTK, Matlab and other COTS products
• Evaluating Technology: Ability to evaluate established and emerging technologies for applicability to architectural initiatives
• Project Life Cycle: Experience in executing the project life cycle of requirements analysis, design, hardware and/or software development, integration, test, and sustainment
• Understanding Customer Products: Experience in evaluating viability of vendor and government-provided HW/SW as part of technology/product trade studies
• Operational Procedures: Ability to develop and maintain operational procedures, products and training materials
• Communications Topologies: Knowledge of communications (network and RF) topologies, including SGLS, K and X band design
• Satellite Command and Control: Knowledge and experience with satellite command & control theories and methodologies

Responsibilities

• Orbit Analysis: Performing orbit analysis, orbital determination and analysis functions
• Satellite Contacts: Generating and providing daily orbital data to execute numerous satellite contacts
• Sensor Coverage and Telemetry Collection: Performing orbital engineering tasks required to support launch operations including sensor coverage and telemetry collection planning using link margin analysis and other tools, predicting trajectory and estimating the final orbit
• Ensuring Mission Success: Participating in program to customer interface requirements definition to ensure program and customer mission success
• Interfacing with Customers: Interfacing with external customers to maintain tracking station location, obscura, and Transmit Inhibit Zone data
• Testing Efforts: Participating in testing efforts of newly upgraded tracking stations
• Educating Customers: Participating in customer education of basic astrodynamics
• Software and Hardware Upgrades: Supporting and performing future OA software and hardware upgrades leading to the automation of many of the OA functions supporting both daily OA activities and OA launch support activities

What This Job Offers

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