Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer
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Job Location:
Boulder, CO - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 150000 - 200000
Posted on:
13 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
As a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer at Impulse Space you will lead the development and operational execution of flight dynamics capabilities across current and future programs. This role spans real-time mission support automation of maneuver execution trajectory development for new missions and advancement of inertial navigation beyond LEO. You will work closely with Space Operations Mission Design GNC and Software to make ambitious trajectories operationally executable.
Responsibilities
- Support Space Operations in planning analyzing and executing nominal and novel orbital maneuvers
- Automate maneuver planning and execution workflows to improve speed reliability and scalability
- Build and maintain flight dynamics tools used daily by Space Ops (orbital propagation targeting orbital determination covariance analysis maneuver reconstruction)
- Partner with Mission Design to develop and mature new trajectories for GEO cislunar and interplanetary missions
- Contribute to development of inertial navigation and orbit determination capabilities across GEO cislunar and deep-space regimes
- Perform trade studies balancing ΔV time-of-flight operational complexity and navigation sensitivity
- Support critical mission phases with high-confidence analysis and rapid turnaround
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering Astrodynamics Physics Applied Mathematics or related field (M.S. or Ph.D. preferred)
- 7 years of experience in spacecraft flight dynamics astrodynamics or mission design
- Demonstrated experience with orbit propagation maneuver targeting and covariance analysis
- Experience supporting spacecraft operations or mission-critical events
- Proficiency in Python and/or C for engineering tool development
- Experience developing production-quality technical software
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience in GEO cislunar or interplanetary mission regimes
- Experience with low-thrust trajectory design and optimization
- Development or maintenance of orbit determination filters (EKF UKF batch least squares)
- Familiarity with DSN-based navigation optical navigation or deep-space tracking
- Experience automating operational flight dynamics pipelines
- Background collaborating closely with GNC and flight software teams
- Familiarity with GMAT STK Orekit MONTE or similar astrodynamics tools
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Spaces spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e. U.S. citizen U.S. national lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) an individual granted asylum in the U.S. or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State Commerce or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
