Senior GNC/AOCS Engineer - Hybrid + 36 Days Holiday

Indra Group UK & Ireland; Harwell; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Hybrid working

40 hours/week

36 days holiday

Job summary

Indra Space Systems UK is seeking a Senior GNC/AOCS Engineer within the Flight Systems Business Unit to advance Guidance, Navigation and Control capabilities for satellites, launchers and ADR/IOS missions. You will lead model-based design, implementation, and validation of AOCS and FDIR algorithms, perform simulations of dynamic systems, and collaborate with the system team to deliver robust solutions.

This role supports hybrid working and requires strong programming skills with MATLAB/Simulink

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Engineering or related discipline (Physics/Mathematics).
• 5+ years applying engineering principles in GNC/AOCS/FDIR domains; MSc/PhD considered.
• Strong expertise in the control and simulation of dynamic systems.
• Experience developing GNC/AOCS/FDIR solutions; ESA/European programmes advantageous.
• Ability to rapidly understand new concepts and apply them to complex engineering challenges.
• Strong programming capability.
• Experience using MATLAB and Simulink.

Responsibilities

• Supporting with specification, design, implementation and validation of AOCS and FDIR algorithms for Earth-observation, interplanetary, ADR/IOS satellites and launchers.
• Model-based design implementation of GNC/AOCS algorithms.
• Simulator design, implementation and testing.
• Simulation of dynamic systems.
• Mathematical modelling.
• Specification and validation of GNC/AOCS solutions.
• Interface with the overall system team.
• Technical and team management.

Skills

GNC/AOCS experience

Model-based design

Strong programming ability

System integration

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical/Aerospace/Electrical/Electronic) or related (Physics/Math)

MSc or PhD considered

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

C

Job description

Indra Space Systems UK is seeking a Senior GNC/AOCS Engineer within the Flight Systems Business Unit to advance Guidance, Navigation and Control capabilities for satellites, launchers and ADR/IOS missions. You will lead model-based design, implementation, and validation of AOCS and FDIR algorithms, perform simulations of dynamic systems, and collaborate with the system team to deliver robust solutions.

This role supports hybrid working and requires strong programming skills with MATLAB/Simulink