Full-Time Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer

About the Role:As a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer, you will work on a small team focused on Flight Dynamics and Mission Planning for Planet’s satellites. Responsibilities include mission design, orbit determination, maneuver design/execution, conjunction assessment & mitigation. Mission Planning involves scheduling imaging and contacts for various satellite constellations (Dove, SkySat, Pelican, Tanager). This role involves developing/automating tools for mission design trade-off analysis.

Impact:

• Research, design, and architect software solutions for mission design.
• Solve complex optimization problems in flight dynamics.
• Improve existing fleet operations and enable future missions.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree in aerospace engineering, physics, or related field.
• 6+ years relevant experience.
• Orbital mechanics and space mission operations background.
• C++ and Python software development experience.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with constellation/mission design trade studies.
• Experience with orbit determination, high-fidelity propagation, covariance realism.
• Expertise in low-thrust mission design, operations research, large-scale optimization.
• Experience with maneuver automation, constellation management.
• Microservice software architecture experience.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions
• Generous paid time off, holidays, and company days off
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Wellness program & EAP
• Home office reimbursement
• Monthly phone/internet reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement & LinkedIn Learning access
• Equity
• Commuter benefits (if applicable)

Compensation:US based, salary range $127,000 - $180,600 USD.

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