Emerging Missions Flight Dynamics Engineer

The Aerospace(1 month ago)

Chantilly, VAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$110,400 - $165,500Emerging Missions Flight Dynamics (EMFD), Enterprise Effects Division (EED)

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About this role

Senior Member of Technical Staff – Flight Mechanics at The Aerospace Corporation provides expert flight mechanics and astrodynamics support across cislunar, space, and trans-atmospheric domains. The role supports defense, intelligence, civil, and commercial customers through research, trajectory and maneuver design, tool development, and integrated engineering solutions. The position involves on-call operational support, development of new analysis capabilities, and collaboration across engineering teams.

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Required Skills

Orbital Mechanics
Astrodynamics
Trajectory Optimization
Flight Mechanics
Atmospheric Modeling
Simulation
Algorithm Development
Optimal Control
Mission Analysis
Software Development

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Qualifications

MS in Engineering/Math/Physics/CS or Related Field
PhD in Engineering/Math/Physics/CS or Related Field
Ability To Obtain Security Clearance
U.S. Citizenship Required
Transcripts Required
TS/SCI (Preferred)

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Aerospace operates the only federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) committed exclusively to the space enterprise. Our technical experts span every discipline of space-related science and engineering.

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