About this role:
Implement and improve upon algorithms for orbit determination, orbit propagation, maneuver planning (stationkeeping/orbit transfer), conjunction assessment, collision avoidance, and attitude modeling, contributing to our open-source astrodynamics tooling that powers both flight operations and simulation work across the company Develop and maintain the in-house flight dynamics ground software backend applications that compute, store, and serve our fleet’s ephemerides, maneuvers, conjunctions, target orbits, etc Interface with systems and mission engineers to help translate technical mission requirements and customer demands into operational outcomes in orbit Support satellite operations engineers by providing astrodynamics expertise during LEOP/anomalies/conjunction response and assisting with configuring our software stack for various customer missions
Must Haves:
Bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline Deep technical understanding of some of the following topics: orbital mechanics, state estimation, spacecraft maneuver planning, conjunction assessment, and spacecraft attitude modeling Fundamentals of numerical methods: solvers, optimization, and simulation techniques Experience with designing and developing software libraries and backend services, in Python Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
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