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Mission Design Lead

Stoke Space
Kent, USA
Lead · 8+ years experience
Onsite
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Key responsibilities

  • Design, optimize and compare trajectories and mission profiles across LEO, MEO, GEO, cislunar and lunar regimes for the group's products.
  • Map vehicle capability to mission capability and back: delta-v budgets, propellant and timeline trades across chemical, electric and multi-mode propulsion, and the mission-class definitions that drive vehicle requirements.
  • Provide trajectory-derived inputs to other studies: thermal and radiation environments, aerothermal loads for atmospheric flight phases, eclipse and power profiles, ground-contact and communication geometry.
  • Build and maintain the organization's trajectory and mission-analysis tooling (own code plus industry packages such as GMAT, Copernicus, FreeFlyer, STK or POST2).
  • Define GNC and flight-dynamics requirements that flow from the mission design, and verify the flight system, in-house or partner-provided, performs against them.
  • Own flight-safety, conjunction-assessment and regulatory analysis for maneuvering missions.
  • Help grow the mission design team as the products mature.

Minimum qualifications

  • Master's or PhD in aerospace engineering, astrodynamics, applied mathematics or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of mission design or flight dynamics experience, including at least one spacecraft mission flown as mission design or flight dynamics lead.
  • Deep command of orbital mechanics and trajectory optimization across multiple regimes (LEO through cislunar), including low-thrust and multi-burn problems.
  • Writes their own tools: Python, MATLAB, C++ or similar, plus at least one industry mission-design package.
  • Working knowledge of how trajectory choices drive thermal, power, radiation and aerothermal environments, and of GNC and navigation fundamentals.
  • Demonstrated ability to make rapid, well-reasoned trades with incomplete information.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to lead and to follow.

Preferred qualifications

  • Mission design for GEO, cislunar or lunar missions (transfer, capture, landing) or refueling and servicing logistics.
  • Aerobraking, aerocapture, or entry, descent and landing trajectory design.
  • Electric and multi-mode propulsion trajectory design.
  • Rendezvous and proximity operations mission design.
  • GNC architecture or flight software experience, for when the group brings that capability in-house.
  • Experience building or leading a flight dynamics or mission design group.
  • Familiarity with national-security space mission planning

Benefits

  • Equity – We know that our employees are the reason we succeed. To give everyone a stake in our future, we are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to all regular, full-time employees.
  • Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
  • 4 weeks’ Paid Time Off
  • Holidays – 10 days (including an end-of-year closure)
  • Paid Family/Parental Leave
  • On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
  • Dog friendly offices!
  • Compensation
  • Target Levels:
  • Level 4 Range: $151,305 - $252,105
  • Level 5 Range: $176,505 - $327,810
  • Level 6 Range: $262,185 - $393,435
  • Our job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels, and we make decisions about the right fit on a per-candidate basis.
  • Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.
  • ITAR Requirements
  • To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. (i.e., current Green Card holder), or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
  • Equal Opportunity
  • The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including with respect to disability and veteran status. It is committed to compliance with all equal opportunity laws, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Title VII. It does not discriminate on the basis of nationality, race, citizenship, immigration status, or any other protected class when it comes to employment practices, including hiring.
  • Employment at the Company is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference and background checks, and on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. Employees must comply with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services employment verification requirements, and, therefore, they must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 at the start of employment and re-verify authorization to work periodically.
  • Separate from this I-9 process, as noted above, this position entails access to certain technology and technical data that is restricted under U.S. export control laws and regulations. Employment or continued employment may be conditioned on your legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials as necessary to perform your job.
  • Candidate Rights & Accommodations
  • If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or participate in the interview process, please contact [email protected]. Requests will be handled in accordance with applicable laws. Please do not include medical or other confidential information in your initial request.
  • For more information about your rights, please refer to the "Know Your Rights" notice here.
  • E-Verify
  • Stoke Space uses E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.
  • For more information on the right to work, please refer to the poster here.

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