Multi-Domain Trajectory Design Engineer/Senior Multi-Domain Trajectory Design Engineer

About this role

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace’s strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division   leverages   a broad array of engineering disciplines against a diverse and dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space and space-enabled capabilities.  

As a core   component   of EED, the Emerging Missions Flight Dynamics Department (EMFDD) provides flight mechanics   expertise   for the cislunar domain, multi- objective   “traveling salesman” trajectory sequence generation, facility location optimization, and trans-atmospheric   flight design for   missiles,   hyperglide   vehicles, and reentry vehicles. Relevant skills include orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, trajectory design and optimization, and atmospheric flight modeling and simulation. We are seeking an Engineering Specialist/Senior Engineering Specialist to join the EMFDD team. The selected candidate will provide   expertise   for a wide range of customer flight mechanics needs, supporting analysis, research, and development requests. The work will require candidates to provide deep technical solutions while also collaborating with engineering partners to   facilitate   integrated solutions for our customers’ hardest problems. Customers will include defense, intelligence, and civil and commercial organizations.  

Work Model  

• This is a full-time position   based in El Segundo, CA,   Huntsville, AL, or Albuquerque, NM, offering an in-person work model that combines 4 or more regular onsite workdays per week and remote flexibility as business needs allow .  

What   You’ll   be Doing:   

Primary Support   

• Trajectory design and optimization for hypersonic/high-speed systems, missiles, interceptors, and reentry vehicles  

• Missile system and missile defense engagement simulation and performance analysis  

• Multi-domain mission design for systems transiting orbital and atmospheric regimes  

• Constrained   o ptimal   control determination for vehicles with aerodynamic and/or propulsive forces (chemical, electric, other)  

• Contested space mission evaluation: threat assessment, vulnerability analysis, and system resiliency improvement   

• CONOPS development, TTP exploration, and operational constraint integration for space, near-space, and reentry systems     

• Development of new capabilities using   optimal   control, flight mechanics, and algorithm development for stand-alone services and integration-ready submodules      

• Algorithm and software R&D to   maintain   modern internal tool base  

• Application of   external tools like ASSET, GPOPS-II, SNOPT, POST, OTIS, Copernicus, GMAT, EMTG, etc. where   appropriate to   augment internally developed capabilities    

Additional   support   opportunities:   

• Cislunar and exploration-class trajectory optimization  and application of dynamical systems theory  

• Time-dependent Traveling Salesman Problems and Facility Location Problem analysis  

• Reentry risk and range safety assessments  

• Astrodynamics analysis: orbit propagation, maneuver design/optimization for orbit transfer, station keeping, graveyard, disposal, and reentry  

• O perational support for nominal launch, spacecraft deployment/transfer, anomaly resolution, and emerging events    

• Maneuver and orbit design/optimization for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) with complex constraints  

• Trajectory design and optimization for launch vehicles and spacecraft for missions   operating   in LEO, MEO, HEO, GEO, and other earth-centric regimes  

What You Need to be Successful  

Minimum   Requirements   for   Engineering Specialist   – Flight Mechanics :  

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in Engineering, Science, Mathematics ,   or related technical discipline.  

• Typically   eight or more years of experience of relevant technical work  

• Experience in one or more of the following subjects :   space mission analysis and design,   advanced   astrodynamics, algorithm design, software development, or mathematical modeling ,   multi-objective optimization,   trajectory simulation and performance optimization of spacecraft, missiles, and reentry vehicles  

• Proficiency   with one or more of the following programming languages/tools: C, C++, Python, Fortran, MATLAB.  

• Ability to support multiple programs and/or activities simultaneously and to   serve   as a technical point-of-contact.  

• Demonstrated technical team leadership and mentorship skills.  

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.  

• Willing to travel domestically to customer and contractor facilities   (approx. 10%)  

• This position requires the ability to obtain and   maintain   a security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is   required   to obtain a security clearance.  

In addition to the above, the  minimum  requirements for the Senior Engineering Specialist – Flight Mechanics position include :   

• Twelve or more years of experience of relevant technical work   

• The ability to lead and execute large and sustained technical efforts with vision to propose, scope, and coordinate these efforts across organizational boundaries    

How You Can Stand Out   

It would be impressive

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