Senior Guidance Navigation & Control for Space Applications

Houston, TXFull-time$82k2026-07-06 → 2026-11-10

Based in United StatesSecurity clearance required

Core

Develops, integrates, and deploys advanced Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) algorithms and software for space and defense systems operating in complex environments.

Role type

Senior IC GN&C Software Engineer

Builds

Embedded software and algorithms for US Government and commercial space/defense systems

Domain

Aerospace engineering, space exploration, defense

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C/C++, GN&C algorithms, real-time software development, trajectory optimization, optimal control, control systems design, 6-DOF spacecraft dynamics modeling

Preferred skills

Linear covariance analysis, rendezvous and proximity operations, absolute and relative navigation, flight control design, stability analysis

Technologies

MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C/C++

About draper

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.