Junior Orbital Dynamics Engineer

2 months ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Northstar Earth and Space Full time

**Status**: Temporary Employee
- **Duration**: 12 months / 40 hours a week
- **Obligations**: Must be available from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, New Zealand Standard Time when on shift, regular hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm.

**Who we are and what we **do**

**Who **you'll** work with**

You will be joining a navigation ops team dedicated to performing real time SSA function, using the NorthStar orbital dynamics product suite.

You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, software developers and product owners based in Montreal who is dedicated to developing innovative solutions for monitoring the space environment using multiple sources for observations and geospatial data.

**What you will do**
- Monitor SSA operations activity and task request from the client during ops hours from New Zealand Standard Time.
- When not on duty for operations, the regular hours apply.
- Monitor NorthStar orbit determination product pipeline for contributions to client needs.
- Adjust models and re-process NorthStar orbit determination to refine solutions.
- Perform ad-hoc analyses and script development to provide intel to the client. This includes initial orbit determination, state vector estimation, anomaly detection, and maneuver determination.
- Reporting results, progress, and compliance internally and to client. Support the development of NorthStar’s core tools by contributing to the product development team.

**What you bring to the table**
- A minimum of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Science, or fields related to astrodynamics is required, or any other relevant combination of education and experience may be considered.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience working with Orbit Determination and/or spacecraft navigation and/or space mission operations is desired.
- Internship and/or an academic project related to orbit determination or satellite operations is desired.
- Experience/knowledge of orbital mechanics is required.
- Experience/knowledge of estimation theory is desired.
- Experience in code development in Python or equivalent scripting language is preferred.
- Familiarity with Orekit or equivalent libraries is desired.
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, to think independently and handle multitask environments.
- You’re a strong communicator. You can adapt your communication style to different audiences and can translate complex information into simple words.

**What you can expect**
- Contribute to a company whose mission is the sustainability of our planet and Space.
- You will work with a highly collaborative team of world-class experts in different domains. This will provide you with better awareness of challenges in Space and on Earth and their impact on our environment.
- A stimulating challenge and a high-visibility project
- A competitive salary

**Learn more about us**
- Watch the recording of our satellite launch from Aukland, NZ, on January 31, 2024
- Follow us on Linkedin for the latest updates
- Visite our media page
- Watch a video of our CEO's keynote presentations at the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Montreal on November 2023:

- Recording from 19:17' to 28:08'
- Recording from 06:03' to 15:20'

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