Senior GNC Engineer- Mission Formulation
Core
Design, modeling, analysis, and testing of Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) systems for launch vehicles and satellite missions.
Role type
Senior IC GNC Engineer (Mission Formulation)
Builds
Launch and mission concepts for classified and commercial missions on HASTE and Electron vehicles
Domain
Aerospace / Launch Systems / Orbital Mechanics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
GNC/ADCS design, orbital mechanics, closed-loop control systems, trajectory optimization, real-time control algorithms, estimation algorithms, Monte Carlo simulation, flight code development, C/C++, Python, MATLAB/SciPy
Preferred skills
Requirements assessment, ICD generation, git version control, rigid body dynamics modeling, ASTOS tool usage
Technologies
C/C++, Python, MATLAB, SciPy, ASTOS
Responsibilities
Conduct trades studies and mission analyses, design orbital/suborbital trajectories, develop GNC solutions for customers, support hardware-in-the-loop testing, automate GNC modeling tasks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC