Educational Qualification: Bachelors / M.Tech / MS / Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Controls or equivalent
Work Experience: 4+ years of relevant work experience
Role Description:
The Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer acts as a technical leader accountable for the end-to-end Flight Dynamics System (FDS) across diverse satellite programs. This position demands profound expertise in astrodynamics integrated with mastery in software architecture and development. You will be responsible for the creation, deployment, and long-term maintenance of the FDS software—the operational backbone critical to achieving mission success.
You will spearhead flight dynamics software development for every mission, delivering vital support for mission planning, routine spacecraft health operations, constellation maintenance, and collision avoidance.
Your mandate is to engineer robust processes and scalable algorithms to enable automated operations and ensure optimal mission performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Flight Dynamics Operations
- Develop and maintain flight dynamics tools to support mission operations from pre-launch campaigns to end of life operations
- Support payload operations planning and data processing via FDS products and automation
- Provide collision avoidance guidance to protect in-orbit spacecraft
- Constellation Maintenance
- Ensure constellation level compliance with mission requirements
- Execute and validate precision station-keeping maneuvers to preserve mission orbital requirements and support all maneuver operations
- Ground Segment Systems Integration
- Define and interface FDS requirements with cross-functional teams including Mission Design, Spacecraft Operations, Ground Software, and Payload Subsystems.
- Ensure integration with ground software, support quick software updates and maint