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GNC Engineer

Greater Denver Area💼 Full-time💰 $90,000–$90,000🗓 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and implement guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms and systems for robotic spacecraft to enable autonomous space operations, orbit determination, and state estimation.

Role type

GNC Engineer (Space Systems)

Builds

Robotic spacecraft for dynamic space operations, including maneuvering, refueling, and exploration.

Domain

Aerospace engineering, space systems, autonomous robotics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

GNC algorithms, Python, spacecraft dynamics modeling, simulation tools, hardware-in-the-loop testing, project leadership

Preferred skills

Multi-body astrodynamics, C/C++, Basilisk, Git, Linux, cradle-to-grave spacecraft design

Technologies

Python, C/C++, Basilisk, Git, Linux

Responsibilities

Architect GNC solutions for space missions; develop algorithms for orbit determination and state estimation; build and validate simulation tools for spacecraft dynamics; implement algorithms in flight software; support hardware-in-the-loop testing; design concepts of operations (CONOPS).

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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