Optical Navigation Engineer

Job overview

The Optical Navigation Engineer role is listed as onsite in Glen Burnie, MD, with additional listed work sites in Houston, TX; Littleton, CO; and Phoenix, AZ, and remote eligibility in specified states and Washington, DC. Compensation is not specified. The role supports the Flight Dynamics - Interplanetary team at Intuitive Machines and KinetX Aerospace, whose work includes space navigation and lunar and interplanetary missions. The engineer develops and tests ground-based and onboard optical navigation systems and flight software, and performs operational analyses, calibration, observation planning, and image processing. This work helps deliver and validate navigation capabilities for commercial lunar programs and interplanetary missions while coordinating with spacecraft engineers, scientists, and mission partners.

What you'll do

• Develop and test ground-based and onboard optical navigation systems and flight software, including functional testing and flight validation
• use modeling and simulation to assess performance, reliability, and safety. Support commercial lunar programs and interplanetary projects. Perform operational analyses, camera and system calibration, observation planning, image processing, and planetary shape and terrain modeling. Coordinate with mission partners and spacecraft subsystem engineers, scientists, and stakeholders on requirements, design alternatives, and interfaces. Develop and maintain analysis and operations software
• verify measurement accuracy and system performance
• document results and contribute to project planning.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

optical navigation engineer

full-time

onsite

glen burnie md

intuitive machines

flight dynamics

interplanetary missions

optical navigation

flight software

python

c/c++

spacecraft systems

us citizen

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Supports NOVA lunar landers and NASA's OSIRIS-APEX and Lucy missions; role may be filled at Level II or Level III.

About the employer

Intuitive Machines LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.