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# Spacecraft Systems Engineer / Mission Analyst

- **Company:** Stellar Solutions
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Systems Engineering, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Software Tools, Subsystems
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88235669/1

## About the Role

* BS in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
 * 5+ years of relevant experience in spacecraft systems engineering, mission analysis, GNC, spacecraft operations, or a related field
 * Experience performing or evaluating spacecraft mission and orbital analysis, including orbital maneuvers, transfers, station-keeping, or trajectory analysis
 * Working knowledge of Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) principles and spacecraft dynamics
 * Experience supporting spacecraft development, integration, test, and/or on-orbit operations
 * Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex technical analyses, identify risks and issues, and provide sound engineering recommendations
 * Ability to work effectively with customers, spacecraft developers, and other technical stakeholders to resolve engineering issues and support technical decision-making
 * Experience with mission analysis and engineering tools such as MATLAB, Python, Excel, STK/Astrogator, GMAT, ODTK, or similar tools
 * Clearance: Secret with eligibility for TS
 * Travel: max 20% of time, * Experience with rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), docking, or relative motion analysis
 * Experience with low-thrust electric propulsion mission analysis and orbit raising
 * Experience providing technical oversight of spacecraft bus development, payload integration, or spacecraft suppliers
 * Experience in the analysis of LEO constellations and contact management
 * Clearance: active TS/SCI preferred

## Description

Review, assess, and contribute to spacecraft delta-V analyses, including orbit raising using low-thrust electric propulsion, orbital transfers, station-keeping, and end-of-mission disposal

 * Support modeling and mission planning for rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking with orbital targets
 * Review customer-generated mission analysis products and provide independent technical assessment, recommendations, and troubleshooting
 * Perform or augment mission analysis activities as needed to support program schedules and technical objectives
 * Provide spacecraft systems engineering expertise throughout spacecraft development, integration, and test
 * Apply subsystem and spacecraft-level operations expertise to evaluate spacecraft design and mission performance
 * Provide technical oversight and support coordination with spacecraft bus and payload integration partners
 * Model LEO constellations in support of ground coverage and contact analyses using STK or similar tools
 * Support technical trades, design reviews, troubleshooting, and resolution of spacecraft development, integration and test issues
 * Serve as a trusted technical advisor to the customer, identifying technical risks and helping guide engineering decisions throughout mission development and execution


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