Intuitive Machines · 4 hours ago
Advanced Mission Design Engineer
Houston, TX, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expIntuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. They are seeking an Advanced Mission Design Engineer to contribute to human space exploration by designing and delivering systems that support future space missions.
AerospaceAnalyticsSpace TravelTransportation
Responsibilities
Perform trajectory optimization runs to characterize vehicle performance and mission availability for a variety of scenarios
Develop, integrate, and test new algorithms for evaluation of vehicle and mission performance
Provide software development and scripting of NASA's Copernicus trajectory optimization tool and related applications
Integrate Copernicus with other trajectory software and tools
Develop requirements documentation for mission design products
Provide recommendations for improvements in design and software development processes
Perform other duties as required
Qualification
Required
Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering and a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area
Experience with orbital mechanics and designing spacecraft trajectories
Experience with development of spacecraft mission design algorithms and analyzing spacecraft performance
Experience developing, verifying, and validating simulation models
Excellent communication skills
Experience working in a team environment consisting of NASA civil servants and contractors
Strong interpersonal skills to enable successful performance in a collaborative environment
Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and schedules with limited supervision
Ability to prepare written documents and to verbally present at meetings
Experience with Microsoft Office products
A bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited engineering school with five (5) years of related engineering experience
A master's degree from an accredited engineering school and four (4) years of related engineering experience
Ph.D. from an accredited engineering school and zero (0) years of related experience
PhD in Aerospace Engineering with a focus on trajectory design, optimization, and orbital mechanics
Experience with 3-DOF spacecraft simulations
Proficiency in software development using programming languages such as Modern Fortran, Python, C++, bash, and Julia
Experience with Python package management systems such as Conda/mamba
Experience with 3D graphics libraries such as OpenSceneGraph, OpenGL, and Open Frames
Experience with GUI development in Python and Qt
Experience with multiple operating systems such as Windows, macOS Linux
Experience with product delivery and management
Experience with source code management tools such as Git/GitLab and continuous integration systems such as GitlabCI
Company
Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines is a space exploration company that provides infrastructure and services to support lunar and other space missions.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$444.45MKey Investors
Texas Space CommissionMaryland Department of CommerceNASA
2025-08-13Post Ipo Debt· $300M
2025-04-29Grant· $10M
2025-02-19Grant· $0.2M
Leadership Team
Peter McGrath
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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