Flight Dynamics Engineer

Job Description:

Job Description

Telespazio is a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%) and one of the world’s biggest suppliers of satellite solutions and services. The company teams up with Thales Alenia Space to form the parent companies’ Space Alliance, a strategic partnership which offers a complete range of space services. Founded in Italy in 1961, Telespazio is based in Rome and counts more than 3000 employees through its various subsidiaries and joint ventures.

The candidate will be employed in the Telespazio Flight Dynamics department located in the Fucino Space Centre (Italy) and will take part in Mission Preparation taking care of:

• Provision of Flight Dynamics System requirement definition, analysis

• OreKit based Flight Dynamics Software design, development and testing

• Support to, and implementation of, anomaly resolution and investigation

• Implementation of the necessary System Evolutions in terms of Operational Procedures, System Configurations and Development.

Responsibilities/ Duties /Tasks

• Requirement definition & analysis

• Flight Dynamics System design, development, testing and maintenance

• Flight Dynamics Procedures preparation

Qualification:

• University degree in aerospace engineering or other relevant discipline

Mandatory Skills & Experience:

• Proven solid knowledge in the Space Flight Mechanics domain, covering both orbit and attitude dynamics

• Proven experience of at least two years in OreKit based Flight Dynamics development

• Proven experience with Linux systems and programming languages with focus on mathematical applications (i.e. Java, C++)

• Strengths in analysis, synthesis and presentation, coupled with very good interpersonal skills and a proven ability to apply these to the interactions within a team and between teams.

• Availability to work abroad for a limited period

Additional Skills & Experience:

• Knowledge of system engineering standards and methodologies in aspects relevant to space operational systems

• Professional experience in operations and maintenance of Space Flight Dynamics systems

• Knowledge in Space Mission

• Knowledge in low thrust Electric Propulsion peculiarities applied to both Transfer Orbits and Station Keeping

• Knowledge in Collision Avoidance field

• foreign study or work experiences are considered an advantage

Involvement, enhancement of skills, care for people's well-being and safety are the core values of our corporate culture.

We fight every day to create an inclusive and stimulating work environment, actively promoting the principles of inclusion, equity and valorization of diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

Seniority:

Junior

Primary Location:

IT - Fucino

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid