Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) Internship - Summer 2027
Core
Design, analysis, simulation, and operational performance of Varda's reentry vehicles, including 6DOF simulation, control system modeling, sensor integration, and trajectory optimization.
Role type
Summer intern, GNC (Guidance, Navigation & Controls) engineer
Builds
Reentry vehicles and flight control systems for Varda's W-Series vehicles
Domain
Aerospace, orbital mechanics, flight dynamics
Required skills
orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, trajectory design and optimization, feedback controls, 6DOF flight simulations, navigation solutions, GNC flight algorithms, Monte Carlo analysis, C++, Python
Preferred skills
simulation support tools, GNC tooling for aerospace vehicles, navigation filters, sensor/actuator integration, HIL simulation environments, GMAT, POST2, MATLAB/Simulink, autonomous satellite attitude control, collision avoidance, orbital rendezvous, burn planning, atmospheric re-entry algorithms
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 implementation of autonomous satellite attitude control, collision avoidance, orbital rendezvous, burn planning and atmospheric re-entry algorithms; Perform trajectory design, optimization, and dispersion analysis for the reentry of a space capsule
Seniority
Intern