Trajectory Analysis Engineer (Starship)Active

Starbase, TXManufacturing

The opportunity

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

What you'll do

  • Analyze launch vehicle trajectories and vehicle performance in the presence of faults

  • Find creative flight plan solutions to enable mission objectives, while maintaining safe vehicle operation

  • Generate and submit flight safety deliverables

  • Produce and present trajectory analysis products for internal and external partners

  • Interface with internal operations teams, flight reliability teams, hardware: teams, and external regulatory partners such as the FAA.

  • Engage in multi-disciplinary vehicle systems investigations to motivate: mission design, vehicle architecture, and analysis methodologies

What they're looking for

  • Develop and evaluate flight termination system mission rules
  • Support launch and mission operations of vehicles that you enabled
  • Conduct flight data review
  • Automate mission-to-mission trajectory analysis product generation