Astrodynamics Engineer

Varda Space Industries
Any Location, CA
Category Operations
Job Description
Varda is seeking a highly talented Astrodynamics Engineer to join its rapidly growing startup. The engineer will create, design, and implement full-cycle mission planning and orbital mechanics profiles for future reentry vehicles. They will work with a multidisciplinary vehicle engineering team to architect the mission plan and trajectory of the world’s first commercial reentry vehicle, enabling the ability to precision land and return manufactured products to earth.

Requirements

  • Perform trajectory design, optimization, and dispersion analysis for the reentry of a next generation space vehicle
  • Design spacecraft trajectories and produce orbital analyses for commercial reentry vehicles
  • Optimize trajectories based on fuel, time, and/or performance characteristics
  • Work closely with propulsion, software, and flight operations teams to ensure vehicle and mission objectives are accomplished in the vehicle design
  • Design and implementation of autonomous satellite navigational solutions, collision avoidance, orbital rendezvous, and atmospheric re-entry algorithms
  • Running Monte Carlo analysis to characterize performance of new features
  • Lead the development of new vehicle capabilities
  • Support in-orbit operations as trajectory specialist, including coordination with other spacecraft operators and 3rd party entities

Benefits

  • Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
  • Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth
  • 401(k) matching
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
  • Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
  • Maternity / Paternity leave
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