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Senior Manager, Flight Dynamics

Mountain View, CA ยท On-site

We are looking for a Senior Manager of Flight Dynamics to join our team. The goal of this role at ... Lead a highly skilled engineering team consisting of engineers covering Stability and Control ...

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As of Jun 16, 2026, the average yearly pay for manager flight dynamics engineer in the United States is $118,512.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $95,000.00 and $115,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Manager Flight Dynamics Engineer vs Flight Dynamics Engineer?

AspectManager Flight Dynamics EngineerFlight Dynamics Engineer
CredentialsBachelor's or Master's in Aerospace Engineering, experience in leadership rolesBachelor's or Master's in Aerospace Engineering, specialized in flight dynamics
Work EnvironmentLeads teams, manages projects, collaborates with cross-functional departmentsPerforms analysis, modeling, and simulation of flight dynamics systems
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in aerospace companies, space agencies, and defense contractorsCommonly employed in aerospace and defense industries for aircraft and spacecraft design

The main difference is that the Manager Flight Dynamics Engineer oversees teams and manages projects, while the Flight Dynamics Engineer focuses on technical analysis and modeling. Both roles require similar technical credentials and are integral to aerospace projects, but the manager role adds leadership and project management responsibilities.

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Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer

Impulse Space

Redondo Beach, CA โ€ข On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Posted 23 days ago

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Description
As a Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer at Impulse Space, you will lead the development and operational execution of flight dynamics capabilities across current and future programs. This role spans real-time mission support, automation of maneuver execution, trajectory development for new missions, and advancement of inertial navigation beyond LEO. You will work closely with Space Operations, Mission Design, GNC, and Software to make ambitious trajectories operationally executable.ย 

Responsibilities
  • Support Space Operations in planning, analyzing, and executing nominal and novel orbital maneuversย 
  • Automate maneuver planning and execution workflows to improve speed, reliability, and scalabilityย 
  • Build and maintain flight dynamics tools used daily by Space Ops (orbital propagation, targeting, orbital determination, covariance analysis, maneuver reconstruction)ย 
  • Partner with Mission Design to develop and mature new trajectories for GEO, cislunar, and interplanetary missionsย 
  • Contribute to development of inertial navigation and orbit determination capabilities across GEO, cislunar, and deep-space regimesย 
  • Perform trade studies balancing ฮ”V, time-of-flight, operational complexity, and navigation sensitivityย 
  • Support critical mission phases with high-confidence analysis and rapid turnaroundย 


Minimum Qualifications
  • B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Astrodynamics, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related field (M.S. or Ph.D. preferred)ย 
  • 7+ years of experience in spacecraft flight dynamics, astrodynamics, or mission designย 
  • Demonstrated experience with orbit propagation, maneuver targeting, and covariance analysisย 
  • Experience supporting spacecraft operations or mission-critical eventsย 
  • Proficiency in Python and/or C++ for engineering tool developmentย 
  • Experience developing production-quality technical softwareย 


Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Experience in GEO, cislunar, or interplanetary mission regimesย 
  • Experience with low-thrust trajectory design and optimizationย 
  • Development or maintenance of orbit determination filters (EKF, UKF, batch least squares)ย 
  • Familiarity with DSN-based navigation, optical navigation, or deep-space trackingย 
  • Experience automating operational flight dynamics pipelinesย 
  • Background collaborating closely with GNC and flight software teamsย 
  • Familiarity with GMAT, STK, Orekit, MONTE, or similar astrodynamics toolsย 

Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Spaceโ€™s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here. ย 
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.