GNC Systems Engineer: Rendezvous & Control Innovations

Astroscale Holdings Inc.; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation allowance

Visa sponsorship

Hybrid working

Flexible core hours

Holiday allowance

Life insurance

Private healthcare

Office/cleanroom facility

Job summary

Astroscale UK (Harwell) is seeking a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Systems Engineer to contribute to the design and verification of the Guidance, Navigation (including Computer Vision), and Control subsystem for ASUK missions.

You will be able to demonstrate your technical skill, ability to be a team player and ability to deliver in accordance with the various drivers associated with commercial organisations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in aerospace engineering or another relevant engineering/science discipline.

Responsibilities

• Contribute development of GNC systems (requirements, FDIR, V&V strategy etc.) for Astroscale projects, ensuring integration of GNC algorithms, Computer Vision algorithms and GNC Hardware for RPO missions.
• Contribute to the logical integration of the technical GNC subsystem work packages and overall solution, including the subsystem development and verification plans.
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines in the planning, design and development of AS mission/system to ensure required GNC subsystem performance and compatibility.
• Conduct state-of-the-art research into GNC (hardware and algorithm) designs relevant to Astroscale’s missions and perform subsystem level design and trade-off analysis.
• Support GNC algorithm development and GNC hardware selection and integration for Rendezvous and Proximity Operation (RPO) missions.
• Support development of GNC software architecture, with designs leading towards an overall GNC software solution.
• Liaise with customers and/or suppliers to characterize GNC system constraints/requirements, identify and/or present the technical GNC solution.
• Provide support to mission’s technical and programmatic leadership.
• Provide support and analysis for on-orbit operations of AS spacecraft.

Skills

GNC experience

Matlab/Simulink

GNC architecture

GNC requirement derivation

Control laws design

Guidance strategies

Flight software translation

GNC hardware integration

GNC technologies

Capture systems for RPO

RPO docking algorithms

Flight dynamics

On-orbit operations

C/C++

Embedded software

Debris removal missions knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in aerospace engineering

Tools

Matlab/Simulink

Job description

Astroscale UK (Harwell) is seeking a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Systems Engineer to contribute to the design and verification of the Guidance, Navigation (including Computer Vision), and Control subsystem for ASUK missions.

You will be able to demonstrate your technical skill, ability to be a team player and ability to deliver in accordance with the various drivers associated with commercial organisations.