Senior Orbital Analyst
Senior Orbital Analyst
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11-04-2025
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Requirements
Prescient Edge is seeking a Senior Orbital Analyst to support a government client.
Responsibilities:
- Ability to perform orbit determination ephemeris generation orbital position uncertainty estimates.
- Generate simulations to validate accuracy of various orbital simulations and orbit determination techniques.
- Familiarity with Python Shell Scripting for engineeingsupport andvalidation testing
- Contribute to development of new and improved mission capabilities.
- Engage customers for product demonstrations and analysis products and the ability to effectively communicate results.
- Communicate complex network solutions to technical and nontechnical employees.
- Perform real time support troubleshooting and analysis of inorbit satellite anomalies providing immediate and relevant problem identification and resolution.
- Provide support for root cause analysis and investigation of satellite anomalies.
Requirements
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering Computer Science or a related field.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Demonstrated experience with orbit determination and astrodynamics techniques.
- Familiarity with standard astrodynamics tools including STK/Astrogator and/or Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK) and MATLAB.
- Trajectory analysis tool experience such as POST OTIS Astrogator or Copernicus.
- Operations background to include indepth understanding of satellite operations.
- Thorough understanding of spacecraft space operations and ground interfaces.
- System engineering mindset that allows the person to have a global view of problems and solution sets.
- Experience with Linux operating system.
- Exceptional analytical skills and problemsolving skills.
- Good organization decision making and verbal and written communication skills.
- High level of selfinitiative and selfmotivation with the ability to work under minimal supervision.
- Ability to work effectively in small team settings to solve complex problems.
Location:
- McLean VA.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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