GNC Engineer
Core
Design and implement attitude control architectures and algorithms for spacecraft platforms in an embedded C++ environment.
Role type
Spacecraft Attitude Control System (ACS) / Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer
Builds
Modular, mission-agnostic attitude control schemes for spacecraft platforms
Domain
Aerospace engineering, satellite systems, control theory
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
C++, control and optimization theory, numerical programming (Python, Julia, MATLAB), ADCS/GNC subsystem design, control stability analysis of flexible bodies, experience with reaction wheels, magnetorquers, gyros, star trackers, and magnetometers
Preferred skills
low-jitter precision pointing platforms, control moment gyros, vibration isolation, spacecraft flight operations
Responsibilities
Design and implement attitude control architectures and algorithms; Define requirements for ACS algorithms, hardware, and related systems; Perform analysis and simulation of mission-specific performance; Support performance trending and anomaly resolution of on-orbit systems; Support software- and hardware-in-the-loop test planning, execution, and validation
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC