Sr. Flight Dynamics Engineer

Employment Type : Full Time

Educational Qualification : Bachelors / M.Tech / MS / Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Controls or equivalent;

Work Experience : 4+ years of relevant work experience;

Role Description:
The Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer acts as a technical leader accountable for the end-to-end Flight Dynamics System (FDS) across diverse satellite programs. This position demands profound expertise in astrodynamics integrated with mastery in software architecture and development. You will be responsible for the creation, deployment, and long-term maintenance of the FDS softwarethe operational backbone critical to achieving mission success.

You will spearhead flight dynamics software development for every mission, delivering vital support for mission planning, routine spacecraft health operations, constellation maintenance, and collision avoidance. Your mandate is to engineer robust processes and scalable algorithms to enable automated operations and ensure optimal mission performance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Flight Dynamics Operations

• Develop and maintain flight dynamics tools to support mission operations from pre-launch campaigns to end of life operations;

• Support payload operations planning and data processing via FDS products and automation

• Provide collision avoidance guidance to protect in-orbit spacecraft
  
  

1. Constellation Maintenance;

• Ensure constellation level compliance with mission requirements

• Execute and validate precision station-keeping maneuvers to preserve mission orbital requirements and support all maneuver operations
  
  

1. 
   
   Ground Segment Systems Integration
   

• Define and interface FDS requirements with cross-functional teams including Mission Design, Spacecraft Operations, Ground Software, and Payload Subsystems.

• Ensure integration with ground software, support quick software updates and maintenance

• Implement and maintain FDS data interfaces to SSA data providers and ground stations

• Collaborate with product management to ensure product and mission goals are met
  
  

1. Flight Dynamics Tools;

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable operational tool suites for streamlined deployment across diverse missions

• Implement and validate advanced astrodynamics algorithms to elevate mission capabilities and FDS performance

• Maintain, update, and expand astrodynamics tools and libraries;;

• Write high-quality, reusable Python/Java code and contribute shared libraries, templates, or workflows for team-wide use.
  
  

1. Technical Leadership Mentorship

• Provide technical guidance and design reviews for junior and mid-level Flight Dynamics engineers.

• Establish best practices for software development, documentation, and reproducibility.

Responsibilities Duties:;

• Strong expertise in orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, classical dynamics, and the LEO space environment.

• Extensive knowledge of database management, cloud based architecture and automation

• Demonstrated proficiency in developing and deploying robust REST APIs for FDS/Ground Segment interaction or similar larger scale services based architectures

• Experience with mission design tools (e.g., STK, Orekit, GMAT, FreeFlyer, or equivalent).

• Advanced programming skills in Python (preferred) or Java, with experience building reusable data pipelines.

• Proven ability to lead complex analyses and make system-level design decisions.

• Strong technical documentation and communication skills

Desirable Skills Certifications:

• Experience across the full lifecycle of LEO spacecraft missions.

• Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and collaborative development workflows.

• Experience with the full operational lifecycle, including mission support, code parallelization, unit testing, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience using SPICE toolkits with Python

Would be great if you have

• Familiarity with satellite operations

• Familiarity with software development tools such as version control (Git/GitHub), Jira is preferred

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