Key Responsibilities

Flight Dynamics Capability

- Define and implement the flight-dynamics architecture covering orbit determination, orbit propagation, state estimation, manoeuvre design and post-manoeuvre assessment.
- Use validated observations, fused tracks, onboard telemetry and external catalogue inputs for orbit determination and propagation for observation ingestion, calibration, association and track formation.
- Develop and maintain models for force perturbations, covariance propagation, atmospheric drag, solar radiation pressure, attitude effects and manoeuvre execution uncertainty.
- Define accuracy, latency, availability, data-quality and validation requirements for operational flight-dynamics products.

Conjunction Assessment & Collision Avoidance

- Lead screening, close-approach analysis, probability-of-collision assessment and risk prioritisation for mission assets and relevant space objects.
- Design manoeuvre planning workflows that evaluate fuel, mission objectives, operational constraints, payload impacts and recovery requirements.
- Define decision thresholds, escalation paths, human-in-the-loop approvals and command-release controls for collision avoidance.
- Coordinate with external SSA providers, operators, government catalogues and partner organisations during high-risk events.

Automation, Tools & Assurance

- Operationalise flight-dynamics software, algorithms, APIs,



visualisation and analyst tools within the Mission Control Centre and SSA platform.
- Use simulation, digital twins and historical replay to validate algorithms and decision workflows.
- Establish independent verification, regression testing, configuration management and audit trails for safety-critical computations.

Technical Leadership

- Lead flight-dynamics engineers and work closely with the spacecraft-operations, control-centre and SSA leads.
- Own flight-dynamics procedures, training material, operational handbooks and readiness evidence.
- Contribute to customer proposals, mission design studies, architecture reviews and technical demonstrations.

Desirable Skills & Experience

- 12-18+ years in flight dynamics, astrodynamics, satellite operations, orbit determination, conjunction assessment or related space missions.
- Deep expertise in orbital mechanics, numerical propagation, state estimation, covariance analysis, manoeuvre design and collision avoidance.
- Robust programming and data-analysis skills including scientific computing and automation.
- Understanding of space-object catalogues, sensor observations, time systems, coordinate frames and uncertainty management.
- Experience integrating flight dynamics with mission-control, telemetry, command and SSA systems.
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Aerospace Engineering, Astrodynamics, Physics, Applied Mathematics or a related discipline.

📌 Flight Dynamics (India)
🏢 GK HR Consulting India Private
📍 India