Mission Analysis & Flight Dynamics Engineer
$37,000–$50,000 year
HybridLomazzo, Lombardy, Italy
Job Summary
Analyze satellite-to-satellite and satellite-to-ground visibilities, contact windows, and link geometries across the constellation. Model orbit geometries and dynamics, including relative motion, phasing, coverage, and deployment strategies. Assess mesh network topology and connectivity over time, evaluating routing feasibility, latency, capacity, and resilience. Build and maintain simulation tools to automate studies and produce decision-ready results for engineering trade-offs. Work closely with systems engineering and operations to translate mission requirements into design decisions. This role directly impacts how the Leaf Line service is architected and flown, supporting the company's GSaaS solutions for satellite and launch vehicle connectivity.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in aerospace engineering, physics, applied mathematics, or a related field
- Roughly 3–5 years of relevant experience in mission analysis, flight dynamics, or space systems
- Solid grounding in orbital mechanics: reference frames, propagation, constellation design, and access/visibility analysis
- Programming for analysis and automation — Python strongly preferred (NumPy, and libraries such as Astropy, Skyfield, poliastro or equivalent)
- Experience with mission analysis tools (e.g., GMAT, STK/Ansys, FreeFlyer, or similar)
- Ability to communicate analysis clearly to engineers and decision-makers
- Familiarity with satellite communications, link budgets, or network/routing concepts
- Exposure to operational flight dynamics or ground segment
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills to interface effectively with engineering teams, suppliers and management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate complex analyses clearly
- Rigorous, detail-oriented approach, with a preference for measured/verified data over assumptions, and transparency when prior estimates need correction
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, still-maturing product environment, iterating on both architecture and hands-on implementation
- Fluent English (written and spoken) required, given interaction with external international partners
Desired Qualifications
- Python strongly preferred (NumPy, and libraries such as Astropy, Skyfield, poliastro or equivalent)
- Rigorous, detail-oriented approach, with a preference for measured/verified data over assumptions, and transparency when prior estimates need correction
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