Flight Dynamicist

**Primary role purpose**:
**Responsibilities and Duties of the Position**:

- Undertake Flight Dynamics processes
- Prime focus on station-keeping I4, Alphasat, I5 and I6 satellites
- Assist with Flight Dynamics operations support to customers internal and external to FD
- Developing and integrating mission specific support software as required
- Eventually learn to plan station-keeping manoeuvres for future satellite generations

**Qualifications**:
**Essential Knowledge and Skills**:

- A passion for Space
- University level degree(s) in Science, Mathematics or Engineering to provide a sound basis for the analytical tasks typically performed by a Flight Dynamicist
- Experience of software programming languages such as: Fortran/C/C++/Java/Tk-tcl as well as the UNIX and Linux operating system to allow software development for analytical work and maintenance of existing software packages under the direction of the FD Director
- Written and verbal proficiency in the English language

**Desirable Knowledge and Skills**:

- General knowledge of orbit dynamics and related topics such as orbit determination, orbit propagation, celestial event prediction and station-keeping theory
- Some understanding of attitude control theory would be helpful
- Clarity in written and verbal communications for providing Satellite Controllers and Analysts with unambiguous direction regarding any special manoeuvre instructions
- General software/functional familiarity with Matlab, Excel or similar related analytical tools
- Acceptance of routine operations work taking precedence over other work given that manoeuvres need to be executed on time

**Additional Information**:
You must be eligible to work in this location advertised.

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