GNC Engineer I
Core
GNC design, modeling, analyses, and testing for Rocket Lab launches and missions, including classified missions on HASTE and Electron vehicles.
Role type
GNC Engineer I (Mission Formulation)
Builds
Launch and mission concepts for Rocket Lab's Global Launch Services
Domain
Aerospace / Launch Vehicles
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
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 assessments, interface control documents, git version control, rigid body dynamics modeling, mission analysis tools (POST, ASTOS, TAOS)
Responsibilities
Conduct trades studies and preliminary/final mission analyses, develop orbital and suborbital trajectory designs, support hardware-in-the-loop testing, develop and support release of flight code, develop tools for automating GNC modeling tasks
Seniority
Entry-level IC
