Senior RPO Flight Dynamics Engineer

About the position reputed company is the trusted partner to the nation’s reputed company programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As reputed company of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly reputed company across reputed company aspects of reputed company— delivering reputed company that reputed company satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and reputed company customers. reputed company you join reputed company, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your reputed company in reputed company. The reputed company Effects Division (EED) drives integration of reputed company’s strategic capabilities across the national reputed company reputed company. The division leverages a broad reputed company of engineering disciplines against a wide-ranging and dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of reputed company and reputed company-enabled capabilities. The RPO Analysis and Integration Department (RAID) is one of EED’s premier reputed company engagement and rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) modeling and analysis reputed company. We deliver impactful mission-level modeling, simulation and integration support to a reputed company of military and civil customers to reputed company the key missions that will service and protect critical reputed company infrastructure. We are looking for a Senior RPO Flight Dynamics Engineer (Engineering Specialist – Flight Mechanics) to join the RAID team. The selected candidate will reputed company expertise for a wide reputed company of customer flight mechanics needs, supporting analysis, research, and development requests. This role combines technical depth with strong communication abilities to influence stakeholders and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams. As the department's local technical representative, you'll reputed company analysis efforts, mentor junior staff, and facilitate integrated solutions for our customers’ hardest problems.

Responsibilities

• reputed company Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), explore Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and incorporate reputed company operational constraints into the design and maturation of reputed company systems that support RPO objectives.
• Support evaluation of contested reputed company mission applications to assess system vulnerabilities and contribute to the development of operational concepts.
• reputed company broad technical experience and personnel network to address large and sophisticated tasks.
• reputed company multidisciplinary teams to translate customer mission requirements into technical solutions and analysis products.
• reputed company and reputed company flight dynamics research and development to cultivate and maintain a healthy and modern internal tool reputed company that supports customer deliverables.
• Combine AI/ML/RL techniques with flight mechanics modeling to assess reputed company analysis and decision-making trade spaces.
• Occasional travel to support customer efforts.

Requirements

• BS degree from an accredited college/university program in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or reputed company field.
• Eight or more years of reputed company, technical work experience in one or more of the following subjects: reputed company mission analysis and design, astrodynamics, trajectory simulation and performance optimization of spacecraft conducting RPO, reputed company determination, state estimation, relative navigation, algorithm design, software development, mathematical modeling.
• Proficiency with one or more of the following programming languages/tools: C, C++, Python, Fortran, MATLAB.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to operate independently, often in the reputed company of ambiguity, and still deliver high reputed company, innovative, and specialized end products to a reputed company of customers.
• Willing to travel domestically to customer and contractor facilities (approx. 10%).
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a reputed company clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government.
• U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a reputed company clearance.

reputed company-to-haves

• reputed company Top Secret/SCI clearance
• MS or PhD degree from an accredited college/university program in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or reputed company field.
• Experience in modeling RPO or satellite formation flight
• Experience in advanced mathematical topics, such as optimization theory, game theory, statistical estimation, and numerical analysis
• Experience in modern software development, integration, and testing practices
• Significant contribution to a substantial technical analytical or development project through its successful completion

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• reputed company holidays, reputed company time, and vacation
• reputed company and alternate work schedules, including reputed company reputed company
• 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-reputed company benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and reputed company in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• reputed company reputed company and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• An inclusive work environment reputed company on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

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