GNC Engineer — Spacecraft Guidance & Control (Hybrid)

Holt Executive Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

25 days holiday

Life insurance

Relocation assistance

Modern engineering and cleanroom

Professional development

Social events

Job summary

Holt Executive Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced GNC Engineer to contribute to design, development and verification of Guidance, Navigation and Control systems for satellite missions. You will work across the GNC lifecycle, develop requirements, support integration of algorithms and hardware, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure performance and mission success.

Hybrid working and flexible hours, plus opportunities for career progression and relocation

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or a relevant engineering/science discipline.
• 2+ years' experience in a GNC-related engineering role.
• Experience across at least three of the following: GNC requirements derivation and verification; Control law and navigation algorithm development; Translating algorithms into operational flight software; GNC hardware integration and testing; GNC technology and hardware selection; Flight dynamics and relative orbital dynamics; On-orbit satellite operations; C/C++ and embedded software development; Knowledge of spacecraft capture systems.

Responsibilities

• Developing GNC subsystem requirements, architectures, FDIR and V&V strategies.
• Supporting the integration of GNC algorithms, computer vision and GNC hardware.
• Working with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure GNC performance and system compatibility.
• Conducting research into emerging GNC technologies, algorithms and hardware.
• Supporting algorithm development, hardware selection and system integration.
• Contributing to GNC software architecture and flight software solutions.
• Performing technical trade-offs and subsystem-level analysis.
• Working with customers and suppliers to understand requirements and develop technical solutions.
• Supporting mission technical leadership and on-orbit spacecraft operations.

Skills

GNC development

C/C++ programming

Embedded software

Flight dynamics

System integration

Education

Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Holt Executive Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced GNC Engineer to contribute to design, development and verification of Guidance, Navigation and Control systems for satellite missions. You will work across the GNC lifecycle, develop requirements, support integration of algorithms and hardware, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure performance and mission success.

Hybrid working and flexible hours, plus opportunities for career progression and relocation