Junior Hypersonic Flight Test Trajectory Analyst

Junior Hypersonic Flight Test Trajectory Analyst

Company Overview:

KODA is a people-first company and a three-time Fortune Best Workplace Great Place to Work certified a Best Place for Working Parents and a seven-time Huntsville Best Places to Work winner.

Were a small business making a big impact on national-priority missions in missile defense hypersonics DoD space and civil space. At KODA youll find:

• Competitive pay & great benefits
• Career growth & professional development
• A culture of trust integrity and teamwork

The name KODA meaning allies reflects our commitment to our people our customers and our community. Join us and build a career that matters!

Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking a Junior Hypersonic Flight Test Trajectory Analyst to support DOD-wide initiatives to rapidly mature and deliver critical hypersonic technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Perform analysis that supports planning and execution of hypersonic vehicle flight testing.
• Develop configure and execute scripts/tools that perform post-processing analysis and Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) of both simulated and flight test trajectory data against mission and range safety requirements.
• Perform flight test trajectory reconstruction from multiple sources of data (telemetry sensor other) to produce a best-estimated-trajectory of the flight vehicle.
• Develop configure and execute trajectory models and simulations including end-to-end trajectory generation Monte Carlo analysis 6-DoF ballistic propagation and other trajectory analysis.
• Document and present analysis at program technical reviews and milestones

Requirments:

• Bachelors Degree (STEM) with 2-10 years experience

• Ability to develop tools in MATLAB Python or C to perform technical analysis of trajectory data

• Experience or educational background in missile flight dynamics equations of motion coordinate transformations and general physics-based M&S

• Excellent people organization and technical skills with the ability to plan and coordinate tasks in a fast-paced rapidly changing environment

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with TAOS POST or similar trajectory simulation tools

• Experience modeling and simulating hypersonic vehicles

• Experience with aerodynamic modeling with Missile DATCOM and CFD tools

• Experience with guidance navigation and controls

• Understanding of Hypersonic missile flight and associated test challenges

Clearance: U.S. Citizenship and Active Secret Clearance is required

KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex gender identity sexual orientation pregnancy status as a parent national origin disability (physical or mental) family medical history or genetic information political affiliation military service or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability contact to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Required Experience:

Junior IC