Flight Dynamics Engineer

Job Expired

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Full Time

4 months ago

Job description

ispace, inc. is a global lunar resource development company with the vision, “Expand our Planet. Expand our Future.” specializing in designing and building lunar landers and rovers. ispace aims to extend the sphere of human life into space and create a sustainable world by providing high-frequency, low-cost transportation services to the Moon. The company has offices in Japan, Luxembourg, and the United States and is growing rapidly. ispace Technologies U.S., based in Englewood, Colorado, focuses on high-capacity payload lunar landers.

With locations in the U.S., Japan, and Europe, ispace is positioned to be a global leader in the exploration and development of the moon. Let's go to the moon together! Our team is growing, and we are actively looking for great people to join the ispace mission.

ispace Technologies, US. located in Denver Colorado is a looking for a highly motivated and talented Flight Dynamics Engineer to join its new team.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, analyze, and fly all ispace-US lunar mission trajectories, including on-console operations in Denver, CO for real-time orbit determination and maneuver planning
Travel to support ispace-inc’s lunar missions from Tokyo MCC, including on-console shift work for at least 2 months between Dec 2024 – Apr 2025
Support the technical development of the ispace Flight Dynamics System, Navigation Analysis software, and other FD simulation tools
Analysis of ispace lunar trajectories, assisting in the design of maneuvers, ground station scheduling, and definition of delta-v budget.
Utilize Monte Carlo techniques for maneuver planning and dispersed trajectory analysis
Work closely with the ispace Mission Operations team to assist in the development of flight ConOps and flight operations plans and procedures

Required Skills/Experience

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace/astronautical engineering, astrophysics, mathematics, or similar field./ We will consider an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
3+ years working in flight dynamics, mission design/analysis, mission operations or similar field
Working knowledge of interplanetary mission design
Understanding of ground-based spacecraft navigation techniques and statistical orbit determination
Experience with MONTE, STK, Copernicus, FreeFlyer, GMAT, or other astrodynamics toolsets
Proficiency or familiarity with Python, or other object-oriented languages
Experience working in group settings with colleagues from different engineering disciplines
Strong interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
Other duties as assigned

Preferred Skills/Experience

Advanced degree in aerospace/astronautical engineering, astrophysics, mathematics, or similar field
5+ years working in flight dynamics, mission design/analysis, mission operations or similar field
Significant work experience in spacecraft operations, including working with ranging and Doppler residuals for orbit determination
Previous experience performing interplanetary mission/trajectory design
Previous software-development work within the MONTE software package
Design and development of complex CLI applications

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

ispace is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with ispace 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.

All applicants who are offered employment with ispace US will be subject to a background investigation. Offers of employment are contingent on the successful completion of a background investigation conducted in accordance with Company policies and all applicable laws.

ispace Technologies, US, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

ispace Technologies, US, Inc. participates in the E-Verify program.