Senior Space Surveillance Engineer, Data Fusion and Astrodynamics

Summary

Join Slingshot's Data Fusion and Astrodynamics team as a senior member, leading efforts to enhance space security, safety, and sustainability. You will spearhead the development of advanced algorithms for multi-sensor data fusion, object tracking, and characterization, leveraging Slingshot's Global Sensor Network (GSN). Responsibilities include algorithm and software development across the entire space surveillance mission lifecycle (TCPED), technical report writing, and presentations to customers and stakeholders. You will also mentor team members and contribute to proposal writing. Collaboration with various teams and stakeholders is crucial for successful project execution and product development. This role requires a strong background in aerospace engineering, computer science, or a related field, along with extensive experience in algorithm development and data analysis. The position is remote and open to candidates in specified US states and the United Kingdom.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen eligible for government clearances
• Undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, or a related field and a record of academic excellence
• 7+ years of relevant work experience, potentially accounting for a record of academic excellence with relevant internship experience
• Experience developing numerical algorithms in Python and/or C++
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the demonstrated ability to convey salient details about advanced technology in a compelling manner to both experts and non-experts alike
• Ability to travel up to 5% of the time within and outside of the United States to support customer engagements and technical exchanges
• Tenacious drive to overcome challenges and deliver solutions with excellence

Responsibilities

• Execute all position responsibilities in alignment with Slingshot’s core values, mission, and purpose
• Develop algorithms and software to help automate and enhance sensor data tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination
• Support ongoing and future transitions of Slingshot’s space object tracking products and services to the Slingshot Global Sensor Network (SGSN), space operations centers, and other technology testbeds
• Serve as a key subject matter and technical expert on space surveillance and tracking technologies (e.g., sensor fusion and multi-target tracking algorithms, conjunction analysis algorithms, astrodynamics, foundational mathematical techniques, software prototyping, etc.)
• Lead the successful execution of individual projects, small team projects, and/or product development activities
• Prepare technical reports and briefing materials for your main projects
• Represent your team and Slingshot to a broader audience through presentations to customers and stakeholders
• Share subject matter expertise through mentoring and training of other staff, and support growth of the team’s technical competencies, promoting a culture of feedback and accountability
• Lead technical work on larger team efforts including cross-team initiatives
• Take point in ideating and writing content for technical sections of proposals for winning new work
• Ideate and champion internal research & development activities
• Help the management and product teams translate business objectives into the development of new product features
• Collaborate effectively with Slingshot’s product managers, program managers, project managers, and engineering/science teams, to successfully execute on strategic objectives and product roadmaps
• Engage with Slingshot’s space surveillance customers and other stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes for their mission-critical needs
• Contribute your expertise and ideas to help shape our products and strategies
• Perform other duties as assigned (to be less than 10% of the responsibilities listed above)

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate level degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, or a related field
• Significant experience developing and debugging applications in Python and/or C++ with deployment experience in a Linux operating environment
• Training or experience in fields such as numerical analysis, numerical optimization, optimal control, image processing, algorithm optimization, software/hardware interfacing, embedded/GPU development, astrodynamics, estimation theory, statistical analysis, remote sensing, radiometry, and machine learning
• Early-stage startup experience

Benefits

Remote, USA