CesiumAstro
Staff Systems Engineer – Mission Analyst
Westminster, CO · Staff+ · Full-time
Work authorization required$184k-$225kDetected 11 days ago
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About the role
- CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.
- CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer.
Responsibilities
- Lead development of mission analysis frameworks, simulation architectures, and advanced modeling tools for LEO constellation design and optimization.
- Lead system-level trade studies and evaluate competing mission architectures, orbital configurations, and operational concepts.
- Establish technical baselines for constellation performance, operational constraints, and mission design assumptions.
- Lead analysis of perturbation effects including gravity harmonics, atmospheric drag, solar radiation pressure, and related environmental influences.
- Lead planning for constellation replenishment, replacement strategies, and end-of-life disposal to ensure long-term sustainability and regulatory compliance.
- Develop and guide autonomous constellation control strategies and high-level operational concepts for fleet-wide management.
- Integrate communications constraints and performance drivers into mission and constellation design decisions.
- Drive alignment between mission requirements, system design, and operational feasibility.
- Partner with systems engineering and communications teams to define mission requirements, performance metrics, and operational constraints.
- Lead technical reviews, architecture boards, and mission readiness assessments.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Astrodynamics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field.
- Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Astrodynamics, Physics, Systems Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field with 8+ years of relevant experience may be considered.
- Expert knowledge of communications system performance and its impact on mission architecture.
- Advanced ability to translate system requirements into executable models, architectures, and operational concepts.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated technical expertise in mission analysis, constellation architecture, orbital mechanics, spacecraft operations, or related aerospace disciplines.
- If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly in written and verbal formats.
- Ability to participate in technical reviews, architecture boards, and decision-making forums.
- Proficiency in orbital analysis tools (STK, GMAT, FreeFlyer, or similar).
Compensation
- $184k-$225k
Benefits
- Define and influence constellation architecture, including sizing, orbital placement, coverage strategy, and long-term scalability.
- Lead system-level analysis of communications performance including coverage, capacity, latency, and connectivity across constellation architectures.
Company info
- Present complex technical findings and architectural recommendations to executive stakeholders, customers, and technical governance bodies.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U
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