Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) Internship - Spring 2027
Core
Design, analysis, simulation, and operational performance of reentry vehicles for Varda's W-Series space infrastructure.
Role type
GNC (Guidance, Navigation & Controls) Intern
Builds
End-to-end GNC performance for flight vehicles, including 6DOF simulation, control system modeling, sensor integration, and trajectory optimization.
Domain
Aerospace / Space Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, trajectory design and optimization, feedback controls, 6DOF flight simulations, navigation solutions, GNC flight algorithms, Monte Carlo analysis, C++ or Python, modern software development principles
Preferred skills
Technical project team experience (CubeSat, Rocket Team, AIAA, Formula SAE), simulation support tools or GNC tooling for aerospace vehicles, navigation filters, sensor/actuator integration, HIL simulation environments, GMAT, POST2, MATLAB/Simulink, custom orbital simulation frameworks
Responsibilities
Own or contribute to analysis, algorithms and simulations for reentry vehicles; Integrate and test GNC sensors, actuators and software in simulation and hardware-in-the-loop environments; Design and implement mission critical tooling for automated maneuver responsibility and scheduling decisions; Design and implement autonomous satellite attitude control, collision avoidance, orbital rendezvous, burn planning and atmospheric re-entry algorithms; Perform trajectory design, optimization, and dispersion analysis for space capsule reentry
Seniority
Intern