Responsible for all space situational awareness (SSA), mission planning and on-station flight dynamics (FD) activities for the constellation of spacecraft controlled by Airbus D&S UK. These activities are performed by a team of engineers who are managed by the Space Surveillance and Intelligence Manager (SSIM). Major tasks include:• Responsible for all mission planning and flight dynamics activities for the SKYNET fleet, scheduling of all platform and payload activities including… Show more Responsible for all space situational awareness (SSA), mission planning and on-station flight dynamics (FD) activities for the constellation of spacecraft controlled by Airbus D&S UK. These activities are performed by a team of engineers who are managed by the Space Surveillance and Intelligence Manager (SSIM). Major tasks include:• Responsible for all mission planning and flight dynamics activities for the SKYNET fleet, scheduling of all platform and payload activities including management of weekly operations schedule, management/population of task scheduler for autonomous procedure execution, producing weekly and quarterly spacecraft reports, orbit determination and ephemeris dissemination, manoeuvre planning, event prediction and propellant estimation.• Point of contact within Airbus D&S for all SSA activities, including conjunction assessment/close approach analysis, radio interference analysis (RFI) and space weather and environment.• Participation in international events promoting Airbus D&S expertise in the field SSA. Development of good relationships with external SSA agencies associated with other spacecraft operators and academia.• Airbus D&S UK representative on Space Debris Mitigation, Space Situational Awareness and Spacecraft Operations standardization boards (BSI ACE068 Panel 3 (Chair) & Panel 9, CEN/CLC/TC5 WG2, ISO/TC20/SC14 WG3&7, CCSDS Navigation WG & Airbus Division rep.)• Member of the Space Data Association. Show less

Responsible for all Flight Dynamics and Mission Analysis deliveries from the spacecraft manufacturer, as well as advising the SKYNET 5 Engineering, Operations and Programme Management teams. Also provided specialist Flight Dynamics/Orbit Analyst Support to Paradigm Services for the SKYNET 4 fleet. This position consolidated previous Flight Dynamics and Mission Design experience into a single role, requiring a disciplined approach to managing multiple projects and spacecraft families.

Responsible for the mission design of the SKYNET 4 Stage 2 fleet, including the Flight Dynamics activities during the LEOP, which required a comprehensive knowledge of orbital mechanics and spacecraft manoeuvre operations. Software evaluation and detailed code and algorithm understanding in numerous languages was essential to enable advanced programming for development of analysis tools.

Flight Dynamics: Performed various studies in the areas of on-station lifetime extension, spacecraft collocation, manoeuvre analysis, propellant management, orbit determination, tracking analysis, and attitude sequences. Have extensive Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) experience having been involved in 13 LEOPs primarily as Flight Dynamics Lead.Mission Analysis: Responsible for production of a two volume mission manual for the SKYNET 5 bid.Performed mission analysis for a BNSC… Show more Flight Dynamics: Performed various studies in the areas of on-station lifetime extension, spacecraft collocation, manoeuvre analysis, propellant management, orbit determination, tracking analysis, and attitude sequences. Have extensive Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) experience having been involved in 13 LEOPs primarily as Flight Dynamics Lead.Mission Analysis: Responsible for production of a two volume mission manual for the SKYNET 5 bid.Performed mission analysis for a BNSC study into formation flying of micro-spacecraft at very close proximity. This involved investigation into the effects of perturbations on spacecraft formations and fuel optimal methods of formation maintenance. Published in Acta Astronautica (“Control of Close Formations in Low Earth Orbit”, Volume 51, No. 1 9, pp. 427 438, 2002).Fully qualified software engineer having worked on QUARTZ Flight Dynamics Software, Enhanced Orbit and Attitude Software (EAOS), EUMETSAT spacecraft electrical power network simulation software. Spacecraft Operations: Spacecraft Operator for the SKYNET 4E/F In-Orbit Test (IOT) periods. Ultimately responsible for spacecraft safety. Provided operational support following SKYNET 4F IOT including mission planning and events prediction tasks, database management, production of documentation for Technical Transfer to the customer as well as occasional Spacecraft Operator supports to cover activities that the Royal Air Force Operators were unauthorised to conduct.Member of SKYNET Operations Support (SOS) team providing in-orbit support including anomaly investigation.Part of team who produced the OLYMPUS anomaly handbook. Show less