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Logos Space · 16 hours ago

Lead Mission Design Engineer

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

5+ years exp

Logos Space is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system focused on providing high-performance satellite-based connectivity services. As a Lead Mission Design Engineer, you will be responsible for optimizing and maintaining the satellite network constellations, ensuring efficient orbital insertion and stationkeeping.

Business Information SystemsCloud ComputingEnterpriseSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Constellation Architecture: Optimize the constellation design, balancing payload and crosslink coverage with mission cost and complexity, subject to orbital mechanics

Advanced Trajectory Design: Use modern approaches in constrained trajectory optimization to plan low-thrust maneuvers for orbit raising and phasing. Plan deployment campaigns that support the timely commissioning of orbital planes

On-station Maneuver Planning: Plan station-keeping and collision avoidance maneuvers

Mission Lifecycle Management: Own and track delta-V and propellant budgets; perform orbital lifetime & demise analyses; size and plan disposal maneuvers