As an RGNext employee, you will join a team of smart, creative, and highly motivated employees who take pride in their work and in the mission and who enjoy developing, sustaining, and delivering world class solutions! If you are seeking to work in a dynamic environment and want to be part of the World's Premier Gateway to Space, this may be the opportunity you've been looking for!

This position is located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA.

This position is not eligible for remote work.

Essential Functions

• Provide analysis capabilities to support current system, configuration, mission planning and performance analyses of Western Range launch operations systems.
• Develop unique data extraction, processing, and charting software to assist in the execution of technical analyses to include performance, accuracy, capabilities, and deficiency assessments to ensure that current and future systems meet requirements.
  
• Produce mission planning, performance analyses of launch operations systems.
• Conduct pre-mission link margin, GPS visibility and Roll analyses to ensure coverage and accuracy of instrumentation support.
• Accomplish technical analyses of rocket trajectories, impact points, onboard/ground tracking instrumentation systems, and Range Safety Missile Flight Control Center Systems.
• Perform configuration and post operation system analysis. Evaluate coverage, performance, and accuracy of onboard vehicle systems. Telemetry Inertial Guidance Missile navigation, GPS receivers, GPS translators, Command Transmitters Flight Termination Systems, Radar, Mission Flight Control Center, Central Telemetry Processing System, Flight Analysis, Flight Operations and Radar Kalman Filtering.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Strong deductive reasoning skills and abilities
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally

Required Experience

• Associates degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Electrical or Aero Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
• zero to two years' experience in software engineering, mathematics or physics applications.

• MATLAB knowledge
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite products

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Benefits of Working at RGNext

RGNext offers our team of experienced, professional employees an environment of challenging, stimulating and personally and professionally rewarding career opportunities and growth. Employees enjoy a robust benefit package on day one, which includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurances, generous Paid Time Off and holiday pay, a retirement savings plan with a company match and vesting on day one! Other benefits include flexible scheduling, access to on-base fitness centers and recreational facilities and more! We are committed to providing employees a quality work/life balance while embracing a community of diverse and strategic backgrounds in a productive, evolving environment.

The salary range for this role is $64,480 to $97,648; however, RGNext considers several factors when extending an offer for employment, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training and preferred skills, and knowledge.

Note: This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of the job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the supervisor's ability to modify work assignments as appropriate.

RGNext is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other protected class.