GNC Engineer - Remote
Core
Design, development, testing, and real-time operation of advanced aerospace guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems.
Role type
Senior GNC Engineer (Aerospace Systems)
Builds
Guidance, navigation, and control algorithms and architecture for aerospace vehicles
Domain
Aerospace engineering, orbital mechanics, flight dynamics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, control systems, state estimation, guidance algorithms, vehicle dynamics, flight software, embedded systems, real-time operational environments, telemetry analysis, command/response systems
Preferred skills
Anomaly resolution, fault detection/isolation/recovery (FDIR), contingency operations, simulation environments, hardware/software validation, procedure development, personnel training
Technologies
Flight software, embedded systems, integrated labs, simulations, hardware-in-the-loop
Responsibilities
Support design, analysis, and verification of GNC algorithms and architecture; Review and guide flight software design; Monitor vehicle performance and make time-critical recommendations during dynamic operations; Support system-level testing in integrated labs and simulations; Define system and console requirements for monitoring and commanding GNC subsystems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with 10+ years experience