Rendezvous & Proximity Operations (RPO) Team Lead

Astroscale U.S. • Denver, CO

3d • $150,000 - $190,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Astroscale U.S. is seeking a Rendezvous & Proximity Operations (RPO) Team Lead to join their team in Denver, Colorado. This role is integral to developing on-orbit servicing solutions and ensuring a sustainable space environment. The RPO Team provides technical capabilities in Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC), Modeling & Simulation (M&S), and Flight Dynamics (FD) to programs across Astroscale U.S. The Team Lead will be part of the engineering leadership, responsible for guiding the RPO team's technical direction and contributions.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading a team of engineers within the flight dynamics or guidance, navigation and control domains.
• Experience with RPO solution development life cycle processes and technologies.
• Experience of principles and techniques for developing, modifying, debugging, releasing, and maintaining RPO solutions for mission-critical aerospace applications.
• Understanding of current RPO system tools and frameworks.
• Experience working on space vehicle GNC and FD design, spanning new system concept development, modeling & simulation of the operational environment, verification & validation, and operations.
• Collaborative communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Experienced professional with greater than 12 years’ experience in software development, preferably within aerospace or defense, and demonstrated team lead experience.
• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or PhD in science, technology, engineering or math, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the RPO team, providing subject matter expertise, mentorship, performance reviews, and actively maintaining a healthy culture.
• Oversee the architecture of the team’s solutions to accelerate adoption on new programs and support scalable solutions.
• Support the evaluation of RPO solutions across the development lifecycle, including Software-in-the-Loop, Hardware-in-the-Loop, and operational environments.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes.
• Evaluate and perform peer reviews of RPO team artifacts.
• Resource-manage a team of RPO engineers, including assignment of team members to given programs in conjunction with the program manager.
• Facilitate the planning, tracking, and scheduling of program deliverables in coordination with the program teams.
• Collaborate with the wider program engineering team, engineering team leads, business leadership, customers, and third-party organizations.
• Support capture and new business with applying solutions to new customer needs.

What This Job Offers

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