LeoLabs

Persistent Orbital Intelligence 📡 🛰️

Astrodynamics Engineer

EngineerEngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 51-200Since 2016Company SiteLinkedIn

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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