Your space-enabled career begins here

Are you ready to advance the State of Humanity in the pursuit of Human Knowledge?  Quantum Space is leading the next commercial space frontier with the development of our lunar constellation to provide data buy services, host payloads/instruments, deploy spacecraft, and perform space logistics for our partners.  

We’re looking for an experienced, highly motivated Mission Design and Simulation Engineer, to develop models, perform trade-studies, execute system sensitivity studies, quantify design optimization parameters for space system trajectories, subsystem elements, and system level platforms and architectures.

RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Develop mission analyses, timelines, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for launch vehicles, spacecraft, satellite, payload, and communication elements
• Integrate the mission design with the concept of operation, mission plan, and flight software and develop mission planning tools
• Perform orbital analyses for trans-lunar injection, geo-transfer orbits, Libration points station keeping, and lunar/Earth Moon Libration point transfers
• Design architecture concepts considering partner constellation elements, payload and spacecraft capabilities, data collection requirements, autonomy, and mission operations
• Complete RF link budgets and frequency modeling considering terrestrial, lunar, and orbital platform communication, and antenna systems, as well as obscuration, margins, and data latency factors
• Evolve and implement 3DoF/6DoF models to characterize vehicles and satellite systems propulsion (axial and delta velocity), power, precision, navigation, timing, and tracking requirements
• Generate statistically significant data analyses and 3D visualizations
  
  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM field; Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• Aerospace engineering and or astrodynamics background
• Strong mathematical and analytical background
• Experience with physics-based software packages and model-based digital engineering tools
• Ability to integrate commercially developed software tools with internally-derived analysis codes to optimize analysis and performance capabilities
• Comprehensive knowledge of STK, SOLIS, and/or custom-developed equivalent
• Comprehensive knowledge working with MATLAB, Python, or equivalent for interpreting and analyzing data sets
• Experience creating visual representation tools and GUIs
• Working knowledge of the following programming languages: C, C++, Java
• Strong technical understanding of digital and hardware in the loop models and simulations
• Ability to communicate technical data clearly and efficiently
• Work location within the DMV area
  
  

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in STEM field; Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience
• Experience in RF link budget design and modeling
• Experience in EO/IR radiometric modeling
• Experience developing autonomous systems
• Experience with attitude control systems and orbit determination
• Experience with flight software and embedded systems
• Experience with space missions and operations
  
  

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., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR

Quantum Space is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer as defined by the EEOC. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other federal, state, or locally protected class.