Flight Dynamics Engineer

Posted 12 Days Ago
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Saratoga, CA
Senior level
Other
The Role
As a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer, you will develop and maintain flight dynamics and mission analysis software tools for satellite constellations, perform orbit determination, conduct flight safety analysis, and improve flight dynamics processes.
Summary Generated by Built In

Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure, and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place!


At E-Space, we’re focused on bridging Earth and space with the world’s most sustainable low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. We’re a team of bold thinkers, ambitious leaders and dynamic doers—and we’re disrupting NewSpace by fundamentally changing the design of legacy LEO space systems to deliver entirely new satellite capabilities at a fraction of the cost.


We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed—to saving space, to protecting our planet and to turning connectivity into actionable intelligence.

Why this role is important:

  • As a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer, you will develop and maintain in-house and commercial flight dynamics and mission analysis software tools, and apply them to design, analyze, and operate our satellite constellations. You will engage with E-Space Guidance Navigation and Controls, Software, and Operations engineers. This position will report to the Director of GNC and will be based in our Saratoga office.

What you will be doing:

  • Perform orbit determination
  • Generate required products (access, eclipse, TLE, etc)
  • Schedule resources for contacts
  • Flight safety (collision avoidance) decision and action analysis
  • Perform complex mission analysis and trade studies
  • Develop flight operations automation
  • Always looking to improve the flight dynamics process and engineer new innovative methods

What you bring to this role:

  • Bachelors degree Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
  • 5+ years of experience in space flight operations or astrodynamics software applications
  • 2+ years of software development experience in Python
  • Strong understanding of orbital mechanics, perturbations, navigation, and orbit propagation

We are redefining how satellites are designed, manufactured and used—so we’re looking for candidates with passion, deep knowledge and direct experience on LEO satellite component development, design and in-orbit activities. If that’s your experience – then we’ll be immediately wow-ed. 

Top Skills

Python
The Company
HQ: Los Gatos, CA
53 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2021

What We Do

E-Space is a global space company focused on bridging Earth and space with the most sustainable low earth orbit (LEO) network that is expected to reach over one hundred thousand multi-application communication satellites to help businesses and governments securely and affordably access the power of space to solve problems on Earth.

Founded by industry pioneer Greg Wyler, E-Space is focused on democratizing space and transforming industries by bringing down the cost of space-based communications, raising the level of satellite system resiliency and setting a new standard in sustainable space infrastructure that will effectively minimize and reduce space debris and destruction while preserving access to space for future generations.

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