Senior GNC Engineer
Core
Architect and implement guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems for robotic spacecraft to enable autonomous space operations and mission objectives.
Role type
Senior GNC Engineer (Space Systems)
Builds
Robotic spacecraft algorithms, simulations, and flight software for orbit determination and state estimation
Domain
Aerospace engineering, space domain awareness, autonomous robotics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
GNC system design, autonomy architecture, Python development, hardware-in-the-loop testing, orbital/cislunar dynamics modeling, six-degree-of-freedom simulation, trade studies, algorithm implementation
Preferred skills
Multi-body astrodynamics, C/C++ development, Basilisk framework, cradle-to-grave spacecraft design, in-orbit mission operations
Technologies
Python, C/C++, Basilisk, Git, Linux, Kalman Filters, stochastic methods
Responsibilities
Architect GNC solutions for space missions; lead trade studies from conceptualization to flight; design algorithms and simulations for orbit determination; build and test modeling tools for spacecraft dynamics; implement algorithms in flight software; support hardware-in-the-loop testing; design concepts of operations balancing thermal, power, and communications
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC