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Engineer/Scientist, Aerospace

Role overview

Qualifications

  • A minimum of 5 years of experience with a Master's or 3 years of experience with a PhD
  • Specialized expertise in orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, and orbital evolution modeling
  • Expert-level proficiency in Fortran, MATLAB, and Python
  • TS/SCI security clearance is required during employment

Responsibilities

  • Support advanced research and analysis related to orbital dynamics and numerical simulations in cislunar space
  • Contribute to technical studies, model development, and large-scale simulations
  • Focus on space sustainability and risk mitigation
  • Process and analyze results from large-scale numerical simulations

Key facts

Other skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Teamwork

About the company

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USRA

Research & Scientific Services

Founded in 1969, under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences at the request of the U.S. Government, the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is a nonprofit corporation chartered to advance space-related science, technology and engineering. USRA operates scientific institutes and facilities, and conducts other major research and educational programs. USRA engages the university community and employs in-house scientific leadership, innovative research and development, and project management expertise.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryResearch & Scientific Services
Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

USRA and the Science and Technology Institute are seeking a full-time Aerospace Engineer or Scientist. The candidate will be a highly qualified Aerospace Engineer or Scientist to support advanced research and analysis related to orbital dynamics and numerical simulations in cislunar space, including orbits around the Moon, and the near-Earth space environment. The successful candidate will contribute to technical studies, model development, large-scale simulations, and efforts focused on space sustainability and risk mitigation.

Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience with a Master or 3 years of experience with a PhD with specialized expertise in orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, orbital evolution modeling and simulations. TS/SCI security clearance is required during employment.

Required Experience

  • Analytical or numerical modeling of orbital evolution of objects in cislunar space, including orbits around the Moon, and near-Earth space environment.
  • Code development for numerical simulations related to orbital mechanics or flight dynamics.
  • Processing and analyzing results from large-scale numerical simulations.
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • Orbital mechanics or flight dynamics.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Fortran, MATLAB, Python.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
  • Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams. 
  • Excellent technical communication and research documentation abilities.

Education: Masters or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Planetary Sciences, or related discipline.

Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, etc. extensive online usage. This is largely a sedentary role.

Travel: Several domestic trips per year are expected.

Remote Working: This position qualifies for remote work

TS/SCI security clearance is required during employment.


 

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