Flight Dynamics Operations Engineers
Company Details
RHEA Group is an international leading Space and Security engineering organisation providing engineering services and customised technology solutions enabling the design, operation and utilisation of space systems and other critical infrastructure. We attract skilled engineers, scientists and management professionals worldwide; and offer a range of exciting career paths within our organisation and working alongside clients such as the UK Space Agency, the European Space Agency, the European GNSS Agency, NATO, the European Commission, EUMETSAT, etc.
Are you looking for a new opportunity in a fast-moving global company with a family feel? A job where you could have an impact?
We are looking for Flight Dynamics Operations Engineers to work at ESOC’s premises in the city of Darmstadt, Germany.
Tasks and Activities
The scope of work will include:
- Trajectory Optimization for lunar, liberation point and interplanetary transfers and the science phases.
- Navigation and Guidance including Optical Navigation for Mission Analysis.
- Low Thrust Transfer Design.
- Local and Global Optimization Applications.
- Launcher ascent or lander descent optimization.
- Concurrent Design Studies for space missions.
- Flight Dynamics Infrastructure Software and Mission Analysis Tools.
- Development, environmental models, analytical, semi-analytical and numerical integration techniques, local and global optimisation techniques and algorithms, covariance and Monte-Carlo analysis in C++, Python, modern software development tools like Git, CI/CD, CMake, docker and parallel computation techniques as OpenMP, MPI and CUDA.
- Technical support to project, scientists and industry, participation in reviews.
Skills and Experience
The following skills and experience are mandatory:
- Development of solutions to technical (mathematical and dynamical) problems in cooperation with customers and other experts.
- Definition, implementation, validation and operation of software which applies the above solutions (e.g. using Unix and/or Linux scripting languages, Fortran 77 and/or 95, C++, Python).
- Operational responsibility.
- Coordination and interaction with other service providers in operations and other fields.
- Familiarity with the ESOC environment.
- Experience with Flight Dynamics operations engineering tasks.
- Experience dealing with external interfaces.
- Experience with Oracle/Solaris and/or Linux, network services and protocols, and system administration.
- Able to multi-task efficiently while working on multiple activities and multiple subsystems and, if applicable, multiple missions simultaneously.
- Able to provide service on-call.
- Comfortable travelling at least once within continental Europe per year.
Why should you apply?
- You will have the opportunity to work within a major institution.
- We encourage everyone to think outside the box and to push the boundaries of traditional knowledge. This role is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking company and allows for a deeper understanding of the industry.
- Benefits include: competitive remuneration packages; unique career opportunities, including working in other countries; personalized training and development programmes; flexible relocation support.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, all genders, LGBTQ+ individuals and ex-service personnel.
