Systems Engineer, Spacecraft Operations (RPO)
Core
Design and execute Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) plans for spacecraft, ensuring safe close approaches and collision avoidance.
Role type
Senior Spacecraft Operations Systems Engineer (RPO)
Builds
Integrated hardware and software systems for Space Domain Awareness and Control
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Space Operations
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Relative orbit design, proximity operations trajectory planning, mission planning, hardware-in-the-loop testing, procedure validation, GNC integration, anomaly triage, regulatory compliance
Preferred skills
On-orbit servicing/docking/refueling, autonomous relative navigation, orbit determination, conjunction assessment, STK/Astrogator, Python, Linux
Technologies
Lattice OS, flatsats, hardware-in-the-loop testbeds, STK, Astrogator, ODTK, MATLAB, Simulink, Python, Linux
Responsibilities
Design RPO mission plans including relative motion and delta-V budgets; author flight rules and safety procedures; drive pre-launch campaigns with rehearsals and failure injection; validate procedures on testbeds; feed operational constraints to software teams; analyze performance metrics; coordinate with government agencies for licenses.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC