Principal Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) Engineer
Core
Designing and validating guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems for high-power satellites in diverse orbits.
Role type
Principal GNC Engineer
Builds
High-power satellite platforms for commercial and US government missions
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
GNC actuator and sensor sizing, attitude control and estimation algorithms, V&V of flight software, clean sheet spacecraft design, Python/Julia/C/C++/Matlab
Preferred skills
Control algorithm development, reaction wheel/CMG/thruster sizing, navigation (Extended Kalman Filters), trajectory analysis
Technologies
Python, Julia, C/C++, Matlab, 6-DOF simulation
Responsibilities
Set vehicle architecture direction, develop novel pointing and slewing algorithms for flexible structures, build simulation and modeling tools, recruit and mentor engineers
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship