Senior Flight Dynamics Mission Analyst

Senior Flight Dynamics Mission Analyst

Eutelsat Group

London or Paris

Who You Are:

You’re passionate about space and satellite engineering and excited to be a self-starter who thrives on solving complex problems. You love the mission-critical work behind space operations, and you enjoy being part of a team that values engineering rigor, collaboration, and innovation. You want to make a real difference by advancing and enabling technology that connects the world.

What You’ll Do:

The Senior Flight Dynamics Mission Analyst (MA) will act as a cornerstone of the Mission Analysis function within the integrated Flight Dynamics (FD) team at Eutelsat Group. This team operates in a matrix-style organization, spanning three technical verticals: Software, Mission Analysis, and Operations Engineering.

This role reports to the Flight Dynamics & Mission Analysis Senior Manager and collaborates closely with FD peers across GEO and LEO programs to enable synergies in design, planning, and operations.

Your responsibilities will include:

Mission Analysis Leadership

• Perform full mission lifecycle analysis from launch to de-orbit, including:
  • Launch Window Analysis;
  • Maneuver Planning and Performance Analysis;
  • Trajectory Design and Optimization;
  • Orbit Determination;
  • Constellation Analysis;
  • Perturbation and Error Analysis;
  • Conjunction Assessment, Collision Avoidance and Space Traffic Management.
• Lead and contribute to constellation-level optimization initiatives to maximize mission uptime, efficiency and fuel life;
• Drive development and validation of mission analysis algorithms and tools supporting LEO and GEO operations and engineering;
• Participate in and provide mission analysis expertise during the design, engineering, and procurement activities for current and future Eutelsat Group systems, ensuring seamless integration into Eutelsat Group’s GEO-LEO architecture;
• Support system readiness, planning, preparation, execution, and evaluation for all phases of spacecraft lifetime: from launch to mission to de-orbit;
• Mentor, support, and provide guidance to junior Flight Dynamics Engineers and Mission Analysts, fostering technical growth and excellence across the FD team.

Systems Development & Automation

• Support Flight Dynamics System (FDS) development and validation, including automation of mission analysis processes;
• Contribute to requirements development, verification, and interface control documentation;
• Write and maintain engineering specifications, technical reports, and CONOPS documentation.

Operations Support

• Provide expert-level support during nominal operations and critical events (e.g., off-nominal maneuver sequences, launches, anomaly resolution).

What It Takes:

• MS or PhD in Aerospace Engineering or related field;
• 10+ years of experience in spacecraft astrodynamics including orbit determination, maneuver planning, trajectory design;
• Strong expertise in perturbation and error analysis, and numerical optimization techniques;
• Experience with mission analysis tools and standard astrodynamics software packages: OREKIT, GMAT, STK, SPICE, others;
• Proficiency with Python and/or Java;
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to work proactively, independently and in a matrixed organization;
• Strong oral and written communication skills.