GNC/AOCS Engineer – Fast-Paced Satellite Attitude

Spire Global; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Leave

Learning & development

Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Fitness Reimbursement

Time off policy

Job summary

Spire Global is seeking a GNC/AOCS Engineer to own the full lifecycle of the GNC product and its subcomponents. You will design, evaluate and implement flight sensors and actuators, and develop 6-DOF models in a fast-paced nanosatellite environment.

You will work cross-functionally with hardware, software and systems teams to ensure reliability and mission success, with hands-on lab and manufacturing collaboration and ongoing system qualification efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience with external contractors and labs for avionics or spacecraft systems.
• Familiarity with the Linux development environment.
• Experience with actuators, including sizing, modelling, design and integration.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop simulation.
• Experience with flight sensors for spacecraft attitude determination/estimation.
• Solid foundation in spacecraft attitude dynamics and control algorithms.
• Experience developing software using C/Python and flight software.
• Experience with Kalman filters and feedback control for attitude estimation.
• Experience with spacecraft design and embedded C/C++ for systems.
• Experience with spacecraft assembly, integration and testing.
• Experience with spacecraft operations and maintenance.
• Experience identifying and resolving system anomalies.
• Experience creating integration and test campaigns for attitude determination and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate, select, qualify and implement flight sensors and actuators.
• Develop and maintain 6-DOF GNC simulation models.
• Provide technical ownership of GNC avionics peripherals and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with hardware, software and systems engineers to integrate avionics into the platform.
• Develop qualification and acceptance processes and work hands-on in lab and manufacturing environments.

Skills

GNC engineering

actuators integration

sensor fusion

C/C++ development

Kalman filters

attitude control

lab testing

Tools

Linux development

Job description

Spire Global is seeking a GNC/AOCS Engineer to own the full lifecycle of the GNC product and its subcomponents. You will design, evaluate and implement flight sensors and actuators, and develop 6-DOF models in a fast-paced nanosatellite environment.

You will work cross-functionally with hardware, software and systems teams to ensure reliability and mission success, with hands-on lab and manufacturing collaboration and ongoing system qualification efforts.