Advanced Space
Sr. Navigation Engineer (8-12 yrs)
$132K–$175K
Westminster, Colorado +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 10, 2026
- Location
- Westminster, Colorado
Westminster, Colorado, United States - Experience
- 8–12 years.
- Visa sponsorship
- Open to U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents) only; visa sponsorship is not available.
About the job
Leads spacecraft navigation strategy, development, and flight operations across the mission lifecycle, while mentoring engineers and advancing navigation tools and practices.
What you'll do
- Own mission navigation strategy, including tracking architecture, orbit determination, estimation, maneuver support, and on-orbit operations.
- Develop and validate Kalman filter configurations; lead navigation analyses, flight operations, and responses to anomalies.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to technical reviews, proposals, research, and improvements to tools and processes.
What they ask for
- 8–12 years of experience in spacecraft navigation, orbit determination, flight dynamics, or a closely related discipline.
- Experience leading complex navigation efforts and owning technical decisions from concept through flight.
- Deep experience designing, tuning, and validating advanced Kalman filters.
- Experience with industry-standard astrodynamics and navigation tools such as MONTE, FreeFlyer, ODTK, GMAT, or STK.
Nice to have
- Cislunar or deep-space navigation, multiple measurement types, multi-spacecraft missions, or maneuver planning and execution support.
- An active or previous TS/SCI clearance; Master's or Ph.D. focused on astrodynamics, state estimation, or Kalman filtering.
Pay
$132,000–$174,900 USD base salary
Tools
MONTE, FreeFlyer, ODTK, GMAT, STK
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