Sr. Principal Orbit Analyst Lead

Sr. Principal Orbit Analyst Lead

Requirements

• BS STEM degree plus 8 years’ experience, or a MA degree with 6 years’ experience, or PhD STEM degree with 4 years’ experience; an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance with current Polygraph at time of application
• Knowledge of orbital mechanics
• Ability to occasionally work odd and/or extended hours covering a 24/7 period, particularly during launch operations.
• Ability to work rotating on-call shifts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the activities of six orbital analysts
• Assign team members to launch and daily operations support
• Set policy, guidance and direction for the OA work center
• Serve as primary OA interface to NOALS operations and engineering work centers
• Serve as primary OA point-of-contact for NOALS and government customer leadership
• Travel, as necessary, to support launch campaigns and on-orbit customers
• Perform orbit analysis, orbital determination and analysis functions.
• Generate and provide daily orbital data to execute numerous satellite contacts.
• Generate and provide daily orbit data to external users.
• Perform orbital engineering tasks required to support launch operations including sensor coverage and telemetry collection planning using link margin analysis and other tools, predicting trajectory and estimating the final orbit.
• Participate in program to customer interface requirements definition to ensure program and customer mission success.
• Interface with external customers to maintain tracking station location, obscura, and Transmit Inhibit Zone data.
• Participate in testing efforts of newly upgraded tracking stations.
• Participate in customer education of basic astrodynamics.
• Support and perform future OA software and hardware upgrades leading to the automation of many of the OA functions supporting both daily OA activities and OA launch support activities.
• Provide rotating 24×7 on-call support to lead the resolution of system issues and anomalies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in one or more of the following technical disciplines: orbital propagation and perturbations, orbit estimation, lead maneuvers, modeling and simulation, and analysis
• Experience in modeling, simulation and analysis in orbital maneuvers and orbit estimation
• Knowledge and experience with STK, ODTK, Matlab and other COTS products
• Ability to evaluate established and emerging technologies for applicability to architectural initiatives
• Experience in executing the project life cycle of requirements analysis, design, hardware and/or software development, integration, test, and sustainment
• Experience in evaluating viability of vendor and government provided HW/SW as part of technology/product trade studies
• Ability to develop and maintain operational procedures, products and training materials
• Knowledge of communications (network and RF) topologies, including SGLS, K and X band design
• Knowledge and experience with satellite command & control theories and methodologies
• Proven history of team leadership
• Good organizational skills and the ability to handle multi-tasking
• Ability to identify and achieve multiple milestones spread across various calendars and schedules.
• Possess strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to create and follow standard processes and clearly document results.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, demonstrated by frequent and successful application of technical standards, theories, concepts, and techniques.
• Ability to interface effectively with users, customers, management, and other engineering personnel.
• Be able to maintain composure in stressful situations.