Flight Dynamics Software Engineer
Loft Orbital
- Toulouse, France
- Mid Level
- Posted
Skills
Required
- orbit determination
- maneuver planning
- conjunction assessment
- attitude modeling
- ground software
- backend applications
- orbital mechanics
- software development
- Python
- orbit propagation
Loft Orbital, a fast-growing space company, as a Flight Dynamics Software Engineer.
Responsibilities
- In this role, you will develop and improve algorithms for orbit determination, propagation, maneuver planning, conjunction assessment, collision avoidance, and attitude modeling.
- You will also maintain the in-house flight dynamics ground software backend applications and interface with systems and mission engineers.
- The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in physics or engineering, a deep technical understanding of orbital mechanics and spacecraft maneuver planning, and experience with software development in Python.
- Implement and improve algorithms for orbit determination, orbit propagation, maneuver planning, conjunction assessment, collision avoidance, and attitude modeling.
- Develop and maintain the in-house flight dynamics ground software backend applications that compute, store, and serve the fleet’s ephemerides, maneuvers, conjunctions, target orbits.
- Interface with systems and mission engineers to help translate technical mission requirements and customer demands into operational outcomes in orbit.