Guidance, Navigation & Controls Engineer II/III
Core
Design, analyze, and implement advanced Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) systems for spacecraft applications, including Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR).
Role type
Mid-level IC Guidance, Navigation & Controls Engineer
Builds
GNC algorithms, simulations, and subsystem models for spacecraft
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems / Defense
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
dynamic modeling, GNC algorithm design, SIMULINK programming, STK usage, C/C++/Python, version control (GIT/SVN), sensor/actuator modeling (IMU, GPS, star trackers, RCS, Reaction Wheels, Magnetic Torquer Bars, CMG, LIDAR), Monte Carlo simulation analysis, autonomous mode transition analysis
Preferred skills
state-space systems (SISO/MIMO), SIMULINK autocoding, Linux systems, spacecraft subsystems knowledge (power, thermal, antennas), control structure interaction principles
Technologies
SIMULINK, STK, C, C++, Python, GIT, SVN, Linux
Responsibilities
Develop and evaluate GNC algorithms for guidance, navigation, control, or FDIR; program and optimize simulations; model and analyze GNC sensors and actuators; run and modify Monte Carlo simulations; analyze and implement autonomous GNC mode transitions; validate GNC flight software in target test simulation environments; document technical findings and communicate results
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
