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Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation (ASN) Engineer

Westminster, CO

The team at Advanced Space is leading humanity back to the Moon and pioneering innovative solutions in the space industry. Based in Westminster Colorado, this incredible team is looking for a skilled and experienced Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation (ASN) Engineer will lead mission design and navigation analyses for research projects, mission concept development, and flight missions spanning Earth orbit, cislunar, and interplanetary regimes. They apply expertise in astrodynamics, trajectory optimization, and guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) to solve technical problems. ASN engineers work closely with other engineering teams to align design requirements with spacecraft performance and mission objectives.

Advanced Space is a rapidly growing, privately held business that incorporates our core values in all that we do. Advanced Space exists to support the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space and operates with four core values: We are customer obsessed and mission focused; when we see it, we solve it; we are one team, motivated by our vision; and we bring technical excellence and inexhaustible curiosity.

Responsibilities:

  • Apply astrodynamics, mission design and trajectory optimization knowledge to a variety of design and analysis tasks for Earth-orbiting, cislunar, and interplanetary missions.
  • Design end-to-end missions across a variety of mission domains, leading a team of engineers through the full NASA review cycle (Mission Concept Review through Flight)
  • Lead and perform design/analyses including but not limited to trajectory design, launch period and window design, satellite constellation design, statistical dV estimation with Monte Carlo simulations, station or formation-keeping algorithm development, contingency mission design, proximity operations design and conjunction analysis.
  • Maintain and contribute to a multitude of software code bases (in Python, Julia, etc.) to perform the analyses and design tasks.
  • Utilize expert skills with astrodynamics software (GMAT, Copernicus, Monte, etc.) to perform the analyses and design tasks.
  • Summarize data using statistics and visualizations, interpret findings and make mission critical design decisions
  • Develop technical reports (both presentations and written reports) and communicate technical information to internal and external parties.
  • Contribute to innovation by supporting proposals, IR&D projects and internal tool development
  • Develop spacecraft operations procedures for navigation and maneuver design
  • Develop Statement of Works and Level-of-Effort/Budget estimates for new projects and proposals
  • Clear roadblocks for other engineers, solving difficult technical problems with innovative solutions
  • Utilize knowledge of spacecraft navigation and systems engineering to inform mission design analysis and design tasks
  • Find, digest and apply knowledge from research publications to assigned tasks
  • Stay up to date on the latest research in the industry by reading technical papers and attending technical conferences
  • Lead technical interviews

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • B.S./M.S./PhD in Aerospace Engineering (or related field) with a technical emphasis in astrodynamics, mission design, guidance navigation and control, dynamics, trajectory optimization and/or spacecraft systems.
  • 8-12 years of experience applying astrodynamics and mission design knowledge to research projects, mission concept development or flight missions.
  • Experience with orbit analysis tools, i.e., GMAT, STK, Freeflyer, Monte, Copernicus.
  • Significant coding experience in Python, Julia, MATLAB, or another high-level programming language.
  • Cloud Infrastructure: AWS
  • Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
  • Ability to work in an environment with rapidly evolving system requirements.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.  

Compensation and Benefits:

  •  Base Salary Range – $124,000 - $160,000 based on role, employee experience, and location
  • Signing bonus
  • Quarterly Performance bonuses
  • Company provided health insurance and 401K plan upon eligibility  
  • Unlimited vacation time and extensive flexibility
  • Relocation Assistance

Eligibility Requirements

  • This in an IMMEDIATE hiring need.
  • Ability to work in the Westminster, CO office 3-5 days/week. Unless work requires otherwise.
  • Applicants must be a US Citizen.
  • Must have a Security Clearance: Active [e.g., Secret/Top Secret/TS/SCI] security clearance required
  • Advanced Space values the power of collaboration and in-person interactions. As such, our team enjoys the option of hybrid work with at least three days a week in person.

Advanced Space exists to enable the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space through software and services that leverage unique subject matter expertise. The company is actively supporting mission and cutting-edge capabilities spanning commercial, civil, and national security customers. Our core business is focused on three areas: (1) mission enabling services, (2) technology solutions and (3) mission solutions. Through its mission enabling services, Advanced Space provides mission and flight optimization, mission design, mission systems engineering. With its technology solutions Advanced Space provides its customers with trusted AI/ML/autonomy expertise, flight-demonstrated applications, and analysis at scale. Advanced Space offers Mission Solutions with unique turn-key missions, data and capabilities purchases and demonstrated cislunar and Martian success. Advanced Space is mission focused as the owner and operator of CAPSTONE™ for NASA and Prime contractor for Oracle for AFRL.

These competencies are leveraged by a dynamic, flexible, and agile team with cross domain knowledge. We have a small but growing team that works collaboratively across projects. We provide flexibility, and an opportunity for passionate employees to contribute directly to meaningful projects. Trusted to take on the challenge, the team at Advanced Space is Delivering Innovation to Orbit™ to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Advanced Space, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Advanced Space, LLC recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

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