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Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer II

RL Headquarters💼 Full-time💰 $162,000–$162,000🗓 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-27

Core

Leading GNC and ADCS development for a diverse fleet of spacecraft across various orbital regimes and mission types.

Role type

Senior IC spacecraft GNC engineer

Builds

Flight software, algorithms, simulation products, and autonomy tools for spacecraft

Domain

Aerospace / Space Systems / Guidance, Navigation, and Control

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Spacecraft GNC concepts, ADCS, flight software implementation, algorithm development, simulation (Monte Carlo, HIL), fault detection and response, subsystem design, mission operations

Preferred skills

MS or PhD, Secret/TS clearance, RPOD design experience, Jira planning, team mentoring, IMU/reaction wheel/star tracker hardware experience, blended attitude solutions, on-orbit anomaly resolution, project lifecycle leadership

Technologies

Jira, Monte Carlo simulation, Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)

Responsibilities

Mentor team on GNC design and analysis; Design flight software and algorithms; Develop spacecraft autonomy tools; Select GNC components and design subsystems; Develop and execute test processes; Define fault detection and response; Coordinate with teams in Denver and New Zealand

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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