Undergraduate Embedded Computing Engineer Intern
The Aerospace Corporation
Python
Flight Dynamics Engineer
The Aerospace Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: El Segundo • California, New Mexico, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $100,000 - $120,000 per year
Job Level
Junior
Tech Stack
Python
About the role
- Primary Support Cislunar and exploration-class orbital mechanics analysis and trajectory optimization
- Hypersonics, missiles, interceptors, and reentry vehicle trajectory design and optimization
- Time-dependent Traveling Salesman Problems and Facility Location Problem analysis
- Astrodynamics and orbital mechanics analysis including orbit propagation and maneuver design and optimization for orbit transfer, station keeping, graveyard, disposal, and reentry events
- Analysis of vehicles with chemical and/or electric propulsion
- Evaluating contested missions applications for space systems to understand threat performance, assess vulnerabilities, and improve system resiliency
- Developing Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), exploring Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and incorporating operational constraints into the design and maturation of space and near-space systems
- Providing operational support for nominal launch and spacecraft deployment and transfer sequences, anomaly resolution, and on-call emerging events
- Utilizing optimal control, flight mechanics, and computer science/algorithm development skills to create new capabilities to service customer requests as stand-alone services and/or ready-to-integrate submodules
- Performing research and development and building new flight dynamics tools to cultivate and maintain a healthy and modern internal tool base
- Leveraging external tools like ASSET, GPOPS-II, SNOPT, POST, OTIS, Copernicus, GMAT, EMTG, etc. where appropriate to augment internally developed capabilities
- Additional inter-department partnership collaborations opportunities: Maneuver and orbit design, selection, and optimization for missions that support Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) objectives with complex operational constraints
- Trajectory design and optimization for launch vehicles and spacecraft for missions operating in LEO, MEO, HEO, GEO, and other earth-centric regimes
Requirements
- PhD degree from an accredited college/university program in Aerospace engineering.
- Prior internship with The Aerospace Corporation
- 0-1 year of industry/work experience
- 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.
- 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. Transcripts required
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
- 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
- Flexible spending accounts
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
- Relocation assistance
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Education assistance programs
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
orbital mechanicstrajectory optimizationhypersonicsastrodynamicspropulsion analysisoptimal controlalgorithm developmentmulti-objective optimizationtrajectory simulationmathematical modeling
Soft skills
effective communicationwritten communicationverbal communication
Certifications
PhD in Aerospace Engineeringsecurity clearance