Orbital Safety Analyst

Omitron is seeking candidates for an Orbital Safety Analyst and engineering operations position in orbital analysis, space defense, and satellite collision avoidance at our Vandenberg SFB, CA, location.Responsibilities:

• The engineer provides expertise to solve various operational orbital mechanics problems and to process data for orbit states and predictions.
• Coordinates and integrates relevant information and findings across multiple functional areas to develop and deliver products, enabling customer situational awareness and decisions.
• Potential for broadening into other areas related to conjunction assessment, proximity operations and various technical tasks related to orbit analysis.
• Crew work with work outside of normal business hours will be required.

Minimum Requirements:

• US Citizenship required
• Security Clearance: Candidate must meet eligibility requirements and be willing to complete a background investigation and application for a TS/SCI clearance.
• Experience: Two or more years of space-related experience involving Space Situational Awareness, satellite catalog maintenance, orbital analysis, and collision avoidance. Real-time analysis and solution of technical and operational problems is required for this position.
• In-depth knowledge of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics.
  • Understanding of space object tracking sensors, networks, and data, including capabilities and limitations
• Familiarity with Linux-based OS, particularly Red Hat and/or Fedora
• Familiarity with Space Force’s Astrodynamics Support Workstation software or similar tools.
• Ability to apply knowledge of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics to operations, including orbit determination and maintenance, general and special perturbation-based data and formats, orbit decay, and orbital maneuvers for station keeping and change of station.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and be proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, & PowerPoint).

Desired Qualifications:

• Education: A Technical Degree in one or more of the following is preferred: Aerospace or Engineering, Space Operations, or Physics.
• Experience in orbital or space science data and non-regular data message management
• Ability to create short programs in Perl or other scripting languages to automate data processing.
• Ability and willingness to multitask and apply innovative analysis in a dynamic work environment to solve customer problems.

Company Overview:Omitron is an Aerospace Engineering and Information Technology small business firm headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland with a field office located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Since 1984, Omitron has provided excellence in engineering services and product development to government and industry customers for both civilian and military aerospace programs.Omitron recognizes that outstanding people are the key to our success. Our goal is to select highly qualified and motivated individuals and provide them with an environment necessary to stimulate and nurture engineering and business objectives. Omitron offers its employees competitive salaries, a full benefits package, and excellent career growth opportunities. We welcome talented professionals who wish to take advantage of the opportunities we offer.Compensation and Benefits:The salary range for this role is $85,000 - $110,000, depending on relevant experience, location, and other factors.Benefits include:

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• HSA or FSA accounts
• Company paid ST/LT Disability and AD&D insurance
• Paid Federal Holidays
• Paid Vacation Leave and Sick Leave
• Parental Leave
• 401k with company match
• Supplemental Insurance options like AFLAC
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Voluntary Life Insurance

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