Advanced Mission Design Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide trajectory products supporting spacecraft mission design and analysis for advanced Orion crewed missions
• Perform trajectory optimization runs to characterize vehicle performance and mission availability
• Develop, integrate, and test new algorithms for the evaluation of vehicle and mission performance
• Provide software development and scripting for NASA's Copernicus trajectory optimization tool
• Integrate Copernicus with other trajectory software and tools
• Develop requirements documentation for mission design products
• Provide recommendations for improvements in design and software development processes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Experience with orbital mechanics and designing spacecraft trajectories
• Experience with the development of spacecraft mission design algorithms and analyzing spacecraft performance
• Experience developing, verifying, and validating simulation models
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for working in collaborative team environments
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines with limited supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Aerospace Engineering with a focus on trajectory design, optimization, and orbital mechanics
• Experience with 3-DOF spacecraft simulations
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Modern Fortran, Python, C++, bash, and Julia
• Experience with Python package management (conda/mamba) and GUI development (Qt)
• Experience with 3D graphics libraries such as OpenSceneGraph, OpenGL, or OpenFrames
• Experience with source code management tools like Git/GitLab and continuous integration systems

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off) when applicable

About the Company

Amentum is NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider, working together with NASA at centers across the United States to deliver agile and steadfast solutions to the U.S. government and its allies.