Flight Dynamics (FD) System Engineer

JOB TITLE: Flight Dynamics (FD) System Engineer
JOB LOCATION: Pittsburgh PA, Hybrid or Remote from USA
WAGE RANGE*: $95-100/hr. W2
JOB NUMBER: 26-00218

JOB DESCRIPTION: Our client, a large defense contractor, has an immediate opening for a Flight Dynamics (FD) System Engineer to work a hybrid schedule from their Pittsburgh, PA facility or remote from the USA. As a Flight Dynamics (FD) System Engineer, you'll be part of a cross functional team supporting our nation's missile defense initiatives.

We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences:

• Responsible for common ground enterprise (CGE) system architecture, design and requirements for FD
• COTS tool experience with a.i.Solutions Free Flyer/Meridian or similar product
• MBSE experience
• System Design experience including orbital maneuver/burn planning, station keeping, orbit raising, collision avoidance maneuvers, and FD automation
• Experience with CCSDS (interoperability) orbital messages including Orbit Parameter Message (OPM), Orbit Ephemeris Message (OEM), and Orbit Mean-Elements Message (OMM)
• Experience with orbit analysis such as multi-satellite performance analysis
• SE that understands the importance of SE ownership "cradle to grave " on a fast paced system design program
• Experience supporting FD development, integration, and test

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Requires a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field. Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

What sets you apart:

• Preferred experience with Space-Ground and Ground-Antenna ICD creation, design of Common Ground Enterprise COTS-based C2 System
• Preferred space command operational experience
• Preferred COTS experience with InfluxDB, Kafka, Redis, Postgres, MongoDB, Kubernetes, microservice architecture, cloud (AWS, RHOSP)
• Preferred lab or operational COTS integration experience working side by side with the integration test team
• Preferred knowledge of antenna build-out, operation, and interfaces with knowledge and ground entry point (GEP) as a service

Workplace Options:
This position is remote or hybrid

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities

* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions. Benefits offered are in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and subject to change at TCM's discretion.

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