Interceptor Mission Analyst - Orbital Warfare

At Dark, we passionately believe that space represents not only a cornerstone of the modern world but also a catalyst for shaping our future. Our mission is clear: to safeguard this invaluable realm by pioneering spacecraft and mission designs for the protection of vital orbits and assets.

That is why we are gathering a team of bright minds to tackle crucial challenges through advanced engineering. Our focus? Velocity. We are kicking in technologies that will enable faster-than-ever orbital missions, ushering in a new era defined by unprecedented agility and boundless opportunity.

Joining the Mission Operations department, you will participate in the restitutions of Interceptor performance against a variety of operational scenarios. You will optimize the system's trajectory to fulfill mission objectives, and report on how its design parameters correlate with mission scope and effectiveness. This position offers a unique opportunity to grasp a global vision of Interceptor and to contribute to its enhancements.

First Missions

• Getting up to speed on our systems performance and on the Salazar framewok (mission simulation tools)
• Performing mission optimization and restitution over 3 provided defense scenarios
• Identifying and implementing Salazar framework upgrades

Responsibilities

• Evolving the Salazar framework, providing an overview of our systems performance and range of addressable missions
• Analysing and reporting on representative mission scenarios
• Mapping mission objectives with sub-system requirements, and providing metrics to guide system enhancements
• Maintaining and improving the mission optimization procedure
• Building the justifications and documentation for mission authorisation and certifications
• Supporting the mission operations department in refining the CONOPS and extracting operationnal requirements and procedures
• Building relationships with the mission stakeholders
• Collaborating with the risks and quality teams to assess and mitigate mission risks and feared events
• Contributing to the definition of internal space operations standards, processes, and tools

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in space mission analysis and/or optimization
• Ideal background from the Defense / Aerospace industry (e.g. MBDA, Thales, Dassault, Safran, etc.)
• Expertise in orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, and mission operations
• High-level knowledge of systems engineering, spacecraft systems, and spacecraft performance
• Hands-on experience in satellite operations is a plus
• Ability to synthetize and structure in clear documentations
• As we have an international team, knowledge of technical English is required. Fluency in French is a plus

Culture

We recognize that extraordinary work ethics turn mere achievements into triumphs. Hence, we hold each team member accountable for enhancing collaborative performance within Dark by embodying the following skillset:

• Methodology – Your ability to clearly define and articulate the steps required to achieve a desired outcome
• Relevancy – Your capacity to discern and select the most appropriate course of action based on the prevailing context and circumstances
• Results – Consistently obtaining and updating the necessary resources and information to drive towards the intended outcome effectively

Benefits

• Join - our core team, poised to expand into a company with hundreds.
• Engage - in a deeply technical project with high level systems trade-off and long term industrial vision.
• Learn - every day in an environment driven by continuous improvement.
• Enjoy - a team rewarding autonomy and uphold high standard at work.

Salary package ranging from 59 K€ to 80 K€ gross, additional performance bonuses and project-based bonuses.