Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer II - Secret Clearance
Core
Leading GNC and ADCS development for Rocket Lab's diverse fleet of spacecraft across various mission profiles including LEO, MEO, GEO, Lunar, and Interplanetary.
Role type
Senior IC spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control engineer
Builds
Flight software, GNC algorithms, autonomy tools, and GNC subsystems for spacecraft
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems / GNC
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
GNC concepts and applications, ADCS design, flight software implementation, algorithm development, simulation (Monte Carlo, HIL), fault detection and response, subsystem integration and test, customer interfacing
Preferred skills
TS/SCI clearance, RPOD design and operations, mentoring engineers, IMU/reaction wheel/star tracker hardware experience, blended attitude solutions, on-orbit operations and anomaly resolution, project lifecycle leadership
Technologies
Jira, Monte Carlo simulation, Hardware-in-the-loop
Responsibilities
Mentor team on GNC design, modeling, and analysis; Design flight software, algorithms, and simulation products; 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