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ArianeGroup

Mission Analysis Engineer

Flight Dynamics & GNCUpdated on Nov 15
Full-timeLes Mureaux, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bac+5 specialization in flight mechanics and orbital mechanics is required.
  • More than two years of experience in an engineering field is required.
  • Strong command of flight mechanics and orbital mechanics is required; knowledge of optimization methods is desirable.
  • Strong software development skills in C, Java, and Fortran 90, as well as experience with Linux, are required.
  • English proficiency sufficient to independently study and write technical documentation and participate effectively in technical meetings is required.
  • A defense authorization issued by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces is required.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development of in-house mission-analysis software platforms adapted to different vehicle types, incorporating vehicle-definition inputs such as propulsion, design-office, and aerodynamics data, as well as flight constraints such as environment and controllability.
  • Support launch-vehicle sizing through staging analyses and trajectory optimization.
  • Estimate vehicle performance through trajectory optimization and performance reserves.
  • Develop operational mission-preparation tools for civil and military launchers, including automated flight-preparation tools for French nuclear deterrence missions.
  • Prepare test and acceptance flights for French nuclear deterrence missions.
  • Support Arianespace technical and commercial teams in responding to prospective satellite-customer requests and conduct preliminary mission analyses for Ariane 6 flights after customer contracts are signed.
  • Analyze all flights for range-related missile performance or Ariane 6 payload capacity.
  • Support safety analyses for civil projects, including estimating casualty risk in the event of a civil launch vehicle failure in flight.
  • Verify compliance with space law and planetary-protection requirements, including for upper stages on missions without deorbiting and load-bearing structures.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of optimization methods.

About the Company

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Les Mureaux, France
Founded
2015

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