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Company Overview

Bellatrix Aerospace™ is a new age space mobility company that develops and manufactures advanced propulsion technologies for a wide range of missions, from deploying and phasing satellite constellations to ferrying multi-ton communication satellites to the geo-stationary orbit.

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Senior Flight dynamics Engineer / Mission Design Engineer to join our team, specializing in the design, analysis, optimization of satellite orbits and fine-tuning the mission profile from the beginning to end of life for the range of our upcoming spacecrafts.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and analyse satellite orbits and model relevant manoeuvres for a variety of missions, including those to LEO, MEO, GEO, and interplanetary destinations.
• Assist in the process of satellite navigation, orbital transfer strategies, station-keeping manoeuvres, and end-of-life de-orbit planning.
• Perform high-fidelity simulations of satellite missions using self-developed scripts and trajectory models required for FoV studies, sunlight illumination analysis and ground station visibility as dictated by the requirements coming from GNC, Power, Thermal and RF communication subsystems.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineer to integrate orbital designs into mission plan architectures.
• Conduct trade-off studies to evaluate mission scenarios, optimal trajectory selection, and propulsion needs for keeping delta-v budget minimized.
• Generate detailed reports and visualizations of mission analyses to support decision-making in the mission operations of the spacecraft.

Qualifications

Technical Skills

Soft Skills