Xona Space Systems
Sr. Flight Dynamics Engineer
Burlingame, California · Senior
No sponsorshipDetected 183 days ago
PythonMATLABBashCybersecurity
About the role
- Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.
- For Canada Roles: Successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Responsibilities
- Design and analyze constellation architectures, including orbital regimes, plane spacing, phasing strategies, and deployment concepts
- Generate, validate, and maintain orbital state products, including TLEs and high-fidelity ephemerides
- Plan and optimize orbit insertion, phasing, station-keeping, and end-of-life disposal maneuvers while managing propellant usage and operational constraints
- Perform conjunction assessment and collision risk analysis
- develop collision avoidance (COLA) maneuver plans
- Partner closely with mission operations, spacecraft systems, GNC, and software teams to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant orbital behavior across the constellation
- Perform conjunction assessment and collision risk analysis; develop collision avoidance (COLA) maneuver plans
- Flight Dynamics Engineer to support the design, deployment, and ongoing operations of a large LEO satellite constellation.
- This role owns constellation architecture, orbital analysis, maneuver planning, collision avoidance, and long-term orbital maintenance across the full mission lifecycle from early design through on-orbit operations.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in the spacecraft or satellite industry supporting LEO or MEO constellation missions
- Proficiency with industry-standard tools such as STK, GMAT, FreeFlyer, or equivalent
- Experience with orbit determination and estimation tools (e.g., ODTK or similar)
- Familiarity with conjunction assessment, collision avoidance workflows, and regulatory/compliance considerations (e.g., debris mitigation, SpaceTrack, SDS)
- 7+ years of experience in the spacecraft or satellite industry supporting LEO or MEO constellation missions
- Experience supporting on-orbit operations for large, multi-plane constellations
- Proficiency with scripting and analysis tools such as Python, MATLAB, or Bash
- Experience working cross-functionally with GNC, mission ops, and flight software teams
- Familiarity with regulatory interfaces and operational coordination with external entities
- Hands-on involvement in maneuver planning and execution during flight operations
Benefits
- Perform trade studies for orbit selection (altitude, inclination, RAAN distribution, phasing) to meet coverage, lifetime, and regulatory requirements
Company info
- We are seeking a Sr.
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