Senior Mission Analysis

Creotech Instruments S.A. is seeking a Senior Mission Analysis Engineer to join our space engineering team. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our space missions by contributing to early-phase design and complex orbital analysis.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive mission analysis, including lifetime, coverage, revisit time, and performance assessments.
• Develop orbital maneuver plans and optimize trajectories for various mission profiles.
• Lead early-phase mission design, concept development, and feasibility studies.
• Perform system-level trade-off studies to support critical design decisions.
• Collaborate closely with system engineers and domain experts across AOCS, mechanical, thermal, and electronics disciplines.
• Develop and improve internal mission analysis tools using Python.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of Mission Analysis.
• Strong initiative with a hands-on, problem-solving mindset and broad engineering curiosity.
• Solid understanding of orbital mechanics and systems engineering principles.
• Proficiency in Python programming.
• Experience with tools such as STK, GMAT, or FreeFlyer is highly valued.
• Familiarity with astrodynamics libraries like Orekit, Astropy, or Poliastro.

What we offer

• The opportunity to have a real impact on cutting-edge space missions.
• A fast learning curve and rapid professional skill development.
• Work within a small, highly capable, and collaborative team environment.
• Exposure to unique projects and experiences that are difficult to find elsewhere in the market.