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Sr. Trajectory Analysis Engineer (Starship)

SpaceX· Starship GNC
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Hawthorne, CA$140k - $205kPosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior trajectory analysis engineer focused on analyzing and optimizing launch vehicle trajectories for Starship, developing flight safety deliverables, and supporting mission operations with cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze launch vehicle trajectories and vehicle performance in the presence of faults
  • Find creative flight plan solutions to enable mission objectives, while maintaining safe vehicle operation
  • Generate and submit flight safety deliverables
  • Produce and present trajectory analysis products for internal and external partners
  • Interface with internal operations teams, flight reliability teams, hardware teams, and external regulatory partners such as the FAA
  • Engage in multi-disciplinary vehicle systems investigations to motivate mission design, vehicle architecture, and analysis methodologies
  • Develop and evaluate flight termination system mission rules
  • Support launch and mission operations of vehicles that you enabled
  • Conduct flight data review
  • Automate mission-to-mission trajectory analysis product generation

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline AND 5+ years of professional experience
  • Experience with orbital mechanics, classical dynamics, modeling, and simulation
  • Experience with the software languages Python or C++

Skills

Required:orbital mechanicsPythonC++

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • access to a 401(k) retirement plan
  • short & long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • various other discounts and perks
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation & 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Exempt employees eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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