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Own and develop star trackers and optical navigation systems. Implement GNC flight, analysis, and test artifacts; develop identification, attitude-resolution, and object-detection algorithms; support relative navigation; verify sensor performance via simulation and hardware; contribute to attitude determination, flight and simulation software, and ground/on-orbit tools. Mentor others at senior levels.

Perform fabrication, assembly, verification, and testing of propulsion, combustion, and electromechanical spacecraft hardware; maintain and calibrate test equipment; develop automated acceptance tests; troubleshoot fluid and electrical systems; create 2D drawings from 3D models; document results and provide technician training.

Lead reliability for propulsion hardware across design, manufacturing, and flight. Investigate and eliminate build defects, develop inspections and acceptance criteria, perform development testing, provide design-for-reliability guidance, optimize MRP/ERP traceability, build quality metrics, train technicians, and drive corrective actions and supplier quality improvements.

Design, analyze, build, test, and integrate composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) and mounts from concept through production. Lead supplier engagement, DFM, test planning, qualification campaigns, structural sizing, and cross-functional collaboration to demonstrate flightworthiness.

Design, manufacture, and test custom spacecraft RF systems. Perform component selection, simulations and link budgets, validation testing, RF schematics/layout, bench bring-up, and manufacturing support using CST, HFSS, and ADS.

Lead a team designing spacecraft antenna and feed-network systems (1–30 GHz) from concept through prototype, lab characterization, and on-orbit support. Integrate with RF, avionics, and mechanical teams, optimize for mass/thermal/power constraints, perform EM simulations and desense analysis, and debug real-world antenna performance.

Lead defense-focused business development for space mobility, space control, SDA, and missile defense. Shape requirements, lead capture and proposals, engage acquisition offices, coordinate with engineering, represent the company at industry and classified events, and align pursuits with executive strategy.

Lead architecture and end-to-end modeling of free-space optical communications links. Build and maintain physics-based models (Python/MATLAB), perform trade studies on aperture, power, modulation, pointing, and atmospheric effects, quantify link margin and data rate, and translate results into requirements for optical, electrical, GNC, software, mechanical, and test teams.

Lead end-to-end propulsion system design, analysis, implementation, and test for spacecraft. Create schematics, CAD models, perform trade studies, select hardware, run component and system-level tests, and integrate with structures, avionics, software, production, and test teams.

Lead design and optimization of in-space servicing missions: create CONOPS, maneuver plans, trajectory and budget analyses, build analysis tools, integrate results into proposals, engage customers, and coordinate with engineering for simulations and verification.