LeoLabs
Persistent Orbital Intelligence 📡 🛰️
Astrodynamics Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Bachelor Degree3 yrs expEnglishJavaPython
Job Description
• Combine long-term tool development with rapid, short-term problem solving to ensure LeoLabs systems deliver high-quality orbital states for all objects in LEO, accurate measurements for high-priority targets, and timely analysis of high-interest orbital events.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve algorithms and workflows supporting manual Orbit Determination (OD), including radar tasking, measurement association, filter tuning, and validation of tracking data.
• Monitor and maintain orbit quality across the LEO catalog using internal tools and custom Python scripts.
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation to maintain catalog orbit quality and respond to time-sensitive, anomalous, or high-impact events.
• Design, scale, and automate operational support tools to enable reliable real-time operations on large datasets and reduce manual effort.
• Define and track Service Level Indicators (SLIs) to quantitatively measure system performance and the impact of operational and algorithmic improvements.
• Provide real-time support for Launch and Early Operations (LEOP) products during orbital launches.
• Interface directly with satellite operations teams and other customers to tune performance, identify needs, and contribute to the development of new LEOP product features.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of technical documentation and training materials for orbit support tools and operational workflows.
Job Requirements
- BS. in Astrodynamics, Aerospace, Physics, or a related technical field.
- Eligibility for U.S. security clearance.
- 3+ years of professional experience in modeling, simulation, and analysis, including space mission analysis and design, astrodynamics, or algorithm development.
- Significant, demonstrable experience developing production-quality software using Python or C/C++ and/or Java.
- Demonstrated professional experience in orbital mechanics or astrodynamics, including orbit design, analysis, or operations.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development
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