York is seeking a Flight Dynamics Engineer to support the design, analysis, and on-orbit support of spacecraft flight dynamics and mission analysis across a range of commercial and national security missions. This individual will work with the Flight Dynamics team, working across multiple programs to define subsystem architecture, develop algorithms and models, support verification and flight operations.
This role will be fully on-site in our Greenwood Village, CO office.
Responsibilities
Develop and validate flight dynamics software partnering with mission operations, spacecraft subsystems, and software engineering teams to support mission design, on-orbit operations, and contract phases
Design and analyze constellation architectures, including orbital regimes, plane spacing, phasing strategies, and deployment concepts
Perform and support various mission and system level analyses ensuring space vehicle designs meet or exceed requirements across subsystems
Provide engineering support in the development of mission architecture and day in the life analysis for a variety of different missions
Support development of mission concept of operations
Identify, create, and use available tools to model and analyze a given system’s performance and capability in relation to mission objectives
Perform trade studies for various mission designs to meet contact coverage, lifetime, regulatory requirements, and validate mission feasibility
Work closely with other engineering disciplines and the associated leads to ensure design closure
Support spacecraft mission operations, and anomaly investigation using telemetry and flight data during planning and execution phases
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, physics or related technical field from accredited university
1+ years’ experience (salary based on experience).
Understanding of orbital dynamics, spacecraft subsystems, and their relation to each other
Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and presentation skills
Collaborative and effective in team environments
Experience with industry-standard tools such as STK, GMAT, or equivalent
Experience with Python software development
Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
Willingness to work full-time in our Greenwood Village, CO office
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, physics or related technical field from accredited university
Understanding of orbital dynamics, spacecraft subsystems, and their relation to each other
Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and presentation skills
Collaborative and effective in team environments
Experience with industry-standard tools such as STK, GMAT, or equivalent
Experience with Python software development
Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
Salary based on experience