GNC Engineer, Orbit Determination/Stargaze

What you'll do

• Maintain, update, and operate orbit determination tools and pipelines to support collision avoidance.
• Develop and refine image processing algorithms for object detection and data association.
• Improve system performance by updating orbit determination and prediction algorithms for higher accuracy.
• Operate surveillance systems to provide data for real-time decision-making in mission operations.
• Utilize optical or radar observations to maintain a precise catalog of space objects.
• Implement sequential estimation techniques like Kalman filtering and covariance analysis for orbital tracking.
• Perform high-fidelity orbit propagation including drag modeling and space weather parameters.
• Process sensor measurements and perform image reduction for accurate orbital determination.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, or another STEM discipline.
• Experience in software development using Python or C++.
• Advanced degree in aerospace engineering or a related field with a focus on orbit determination or space situational awareness (preferred).
• Expertise in sequential estimation techniques including Kalman filtering and covariance analysis (preferred).
• Strong background in orbital modeling, propagation, and perturbations in low-Earth orbit (preferred).
• Experience with sensors, telescopes, astrometry, photometry, and image reduction for optical observations (preferred).
• Proficiency in measurement processing, sensor calibration, and data analysis techniques like statistical tests (preferred).
• Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.