Omitron

Mid-Level Orbital Analyst

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

$115-150k

Full Time

18 days ago

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Job description

Omitron is seeking candidates for an Orbital Analyst to join our team in Colorado Springs. This engineering operations position focuses on orbital analysis, space defense, and satellite collision avoidance. The engineer provides expertise to solve various operational orbital mechanics problems and to process data for orbit states and predictions.

Responsibilities:

Coordinates and integrates relevant information and findings across multiple functional areas to develop and deliver products enabling customer situational awareness and decisions.
Potential for broadening into other areas related to orbital threat analysis, proximity operations, and various technical tasks related to orbital analysis.
Assist in the analysis and interpretation of orbital data obtained from various sources, such as ground or space-based sensors and owner/operator Ephemeris data
Support the maintenance and improvement of data processing systems and software tools used in orbital analysis
This position may on occasion require some crew-based shift work.

Minimum Requirements:

US Citizenship required
Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly
Education: Technical B.S. or M.S. degree in one or more of the following preferred: Aerospace or Engineering, Space Operations, Physics.
Experience: Five or more years of space-related experience involving Space Situational Awareness, satellite catalog maintenance, orbital analysis, and collision avoidance. Real-time analysis and solution of technical and operational problems is required for this position.
Ability to create short programs in Perl, Python, or other scripting languages to automate data processing.
Knowledge of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics.
Understanding of space object tracking sensors, networks, and data, including capabilities and limitations.
Familiarity with Linux-based OS, Particularly Red Hat and/or Fedora.
Familiarity with Space Force’s Astrodynamics Support Workstation software or similar tools.
Ability to apply knowledge of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics to operations, including orbit determination and maintenance, general and special perturbation-based data and formats, orbit decay, and orbital maneuvers for station keeping and change of station.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience in orbital or space science data and non-regular data message management.
Ability to apply orbital mechanics to real world problems. General understanding of methods of orbit determination and prediction, and use of orbital state data.
Must have excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and be proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, & PowerPoint).
Ability and willingness to multi-task, and be capable of applying innovative analysis in a dynamic work environment to solve customer problems.

Company Overview:
Omitron is an Aerospace Engineering and Information Technology small business firm headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland with a field office located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Since 1984, Omitron has provided excellence in engineering services and product development to government and industry customers for both civilian and military aerospace programs.

Omitron recognizes that outstanding people are the key to our success. Our goal is to select highly qualified and motivated individuals and provide them with an environment necessary to stimulate and nurture engineering and business objectives. Omitron offers its employees competitive salaries, a full benefits package, and excellent career growth opportunities. We welcome talented professionals who wish to take advantage of the opportunities we offer.

Compensation and Benefits:
The salary range for this role is $115,000 to $150,000, depending on relevant experience, location, and other factors.

Benefits include:

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
HSA or FSA accounts
Company paid ST/LT Disability and AD&D insurance
Paid Federal Holidays
Paid Vacation Leave and Sick Leave
Parental Leave
401k with company match
Supplemental Insurance options like AFLAC
Professional Development Reimbursement
Voluntary Life Insurance

Omitron is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We strongly encourage women, persons of color, persons with disabilities, and veterans to apply. E-Verify Participation.