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Senior Space Flight and Navigation Engineer

Intuitive Machines LLC · Posted Nov 6, 2026

Tempe, Arizona, United States
Hybrid
Senior
10+ years

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Lead flight dynamics and orbit determination for the MUOS Orbit Analysis System, providing technical leadership, system integration, and modernization for a U.S. Space Force program.

Responsibilities

Serve as flight dynamics subject matter expert for orbit determination, maneuver planning, and satellite operations
Lead technical assessments, trade studies, and design reviews for OAS modernization
Provide leadership and expertise in verification testing, OAS integration, and ground segment integration
Mentor junior flight dynamics engineers and analysts
Serve as lead liaison with mission operations, customers, and engineering teams

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, Astronautical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related technical discipline
Nice to have: experience supporting military satellite communications programs
Nice to have: experience supporting U.S. Space Force, SSC, General Dynamics Mission Systems
Nice to have: experience supporting GEO spacecraft operations
Nice to have: experience developing or validating operational orbit determination algorithms

Skills

orbital mechanics estimation theory

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