Jobs at Relative Dynamics Inc.

Provides spacecraft contamination control expertise across design, manufacturing, integration, testing, transportation, and operations. Manages contamination sensitivity assessments, budgets, mitigation strategies, molecular and particulate transport analysis, requirements verification, cleanroom and materials risk evaluation, testing, anomaly investigations, and corrective actions. Collaborates across engineering disciplines, supports NASA and spacecraft development partners, conducts technical reviews, and provides independent risk assessments, recommendations, and mentoring.

Leads mission operations planning for NASA satellite missions, including activation and calibration sequences, contingency procedures, ground testing, mission rehearsals, operations concepts, staffing and facility planning, spacecraft-to-ground data flows, and science data traceability. Coordinates instrument, spacecraft, flight operations, science, and IT security teams while driving working group decisions and action items to completion.

Remote Network Engineer supporting NOAA LEO Ground Sustainment Services. Manage network infrastructure, perform cybersecurity hardening (STIG/SCA/POA&M), run vulnerability scanning (Nessus/Tenable), automate and orchestrate with Ansible/Terraform, and brief senior stakeholders on remediation and risk.

Provide supplier-site quality surveillance and hardware QA for spaceflight hardware, performing inspections (PCBs, soldering, conformal coating, harnesses), document anomalies and corrective actions, support production planning and MRR/TRR, monitor contractor quality/safety, and support pre-ship, transport, and launch-site processing and tests.

Lead architecture, design, and modernization of large-scale remote sensing and Earth observation data processing systems. Drive technical strategy, mentor engineers, oversee testing and CI/CD, manage configuration/change processes, and ensure solutions meet security and enterprise standards while collaborating with scientists and stakeholders.

Design and implement firmware and DSP algorithms for free-space optical communication terminals. Collaborate with optical, mechanical, and electrical teams, develop code and HDL for hardware, and contribute to product development across IRAD and SBIR projects.

Provide systems engineering support for satellite communications and ground station systems, including RF/antenna equipment maintenance, requirements development, interface definition, integration and test, configuration management, troubleshooting, and coordination with engineering and mission partners per established SEMP and standards.

Set up and operate CNC vertical machining centers and manual machine tools to manufacture prototypes and components from CAD drawings and prints, inspect parts using basic GD&T, perform layout and sequencing, and assemble/fabricate parts with hand and power tools under minimal supervision.