Senior Orbit Dynamics & Mission Analysis Engineer for Fastwater Staffing and Recruiting

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead the development and execution of advanced orbit dynamics and mission analysis tasks for various space missions.
2. Architect, design, and optimize complex satellite trajectories, maneuvers (low‑thrust, impulsive), and constellation configurations using STK (including modules like Astrogator, Optimizer, Analysis Workbench) and custom tools.
3. Develop, implement, and validate high‑fidelity simulation models and analysis software using Python, MATLAB, and/or C# to support mission design, performance assessment, and trade studies.
4. Perform and oversee specialized analyses: advanced coverage, communications link budgets, conjunction assessment and collision avoidance strategies, re‑entry predictions, orbit determination, and attitude dynamics interactions.
5. Define mission requirements related to trajectory and orbital performance; contribute to system architecture development and trade‑offs.
6. Develop n...