Mission Analysis and Flight Dynamics Engineer (m/f/d)

Mission Analysis and Flight Dynamics Engineer (m/f/d)

Responsibilities

• Perform Mission Analysis for Earth observation satellites in LEO and GEO
• Analyse and derive Mission and System performance parameters
• Act as Point of Contact to Subsystem designers for Mission‑related requirements and constraints
• Act as Point of Contact to Payload designers and System Engineers (particularly Operations preparation engineers) to consolidate an operational concept related to payload commanding
• Provide Subsystem designers with required Mission‑related analyses and profiles
• Conceive, design, develop and validate SW packages for Mission Analysis and Flight Dynamics purposes
• Develop optimal / suboptimal Attitude Guidance profiles
• Compute nominal mission profiles
• Develop Orbit Control strategies and related software
• Derive Mission‑related requirements

Qualifications

• Master’s or doctoral degree or equivalent in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics
• Deep and hands‑on knowledge on Orbital Dynamics problems and methods
• Ability and experience to apply theoretical knowledge for solving technical problems in Space Flight Dynamics
• Experience in using numerical methods for Orbit Determination and Control
• Experience as FD engineer in an operational context is a plus
• Good knowledge of satellite Attitude Kinematics and Dynamics
• Knowledge and experience in optimization theory is a plus
• Ability to work in cooperation with Systems and Subsystems Engineers in multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent command in MATLAB and Python; C and System Tool Kit (STK) are a plus

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Defense and Space Manufacturing