Senior GNC Engineer

Holt Executive; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

25 days holiday

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Relocation assistance

Modern facilities

Career progression

Team events

Job summary

Holt Executive seeks a Senior GNC Engineer to drive design, development, integration and verification of GNC for sophisticated satellite missions.

You will advance GNC, computer vision and spacecraft control, shaping architectures and delivering solutions from early design through verification and on-orbit operations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or a relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience in a GNC-related engineering role.
• Intermediate-level MATLAB/Simulink experience.
• Strong understanding of GNC subsystem architecture.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the development of GNC systems, including requirements, FDIR and V&V strategies.
• Integrating GNC algorithms, computer vision and GNC hardware with the wider spacecraft platform.
• Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure GNC performance and system compatibility.
• Planning and executing GNC subsystem verification and testing.
• Leading GNC subsystem review gates and contributing to wider mission reviews.
• Conducting research into emerging GNC technologies, algorithms and hardware.
• Performing subsystem-level design, analysis and technical trade-offs.
• Supporting GNC algorithm development, hardware selection and integration for RPO missions.
• Contributing to GNC software architecture and operational flight software solutions.
• Working with customers and suppliers to define requirements and develop technical solutions.
• Supporting technical and programme leadership.

Skills

GNC engineering

MATLAB/Simulink

GNC architecture

Flight software

Education

Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

C/C++

Embedded software

Space mission data processing

Job description

An innovative organisation operating at the forefront of the space sector is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer to contribute to the design, development, integration and verification of advanced Guidance, Navigation and Control systems for complex satellite missions.

This is a highly technical opportunity to work on GNC, computer vision and spacecraft control technologies. You will play a key role in shaping subsystem architectures and delivering solutions from early design through to verification and on-orbit operations.

The Role

• Contributing to the development of GNC systems, including requirements, FDIR and V&V strategies.
• Integrating GNC algorithms, computer vision and GNC hardware with the wider spacecraft platform.
• Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure GNC performance and system compatibility.
• Planning and executing GNC subsystem verification and testing.
• Leading GNC subsystem review gates and contributing to wider mission reviews.
• Conducting research into emerging GNC technologies, algorithms and hardware.
• Performing subsystem-level design, analysis and technical trade-offs.
• Supporting GNC algorithm development, hardware selection and integration for RPO missions.
• Contributing to GNC software architecture and operational flight software solutions.
• Working with customers and suppliers to define requirements and develop technical solutions.
• Supporting technical and programme leadership.

About You

• A Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or a relevant engineering/science discipline.
• 5+ years' experience in a GNC-related engineering role.
• Intermediate-level MATLAB/Simulink experience.
• Strong understanding of GNC subsystem architecture.
• Hands-on experience with most 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
  • Space mission data processing
  • Spacecraft capture systems

Desirable Experience

• Flight dynamics and relative orbital dynamics.
• On-orbit satellite operations.
• C/C++ development.
• Embedded software development.

What's on Offer

• Hybrid working with flexible hours.
• Optional compressed working pattern.
• 25 days' holiday, increasing to 28 days with service, plus bank holidays.
• Private healthcare.
• Life insurance and long-term sick pay.
• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Modern engineering and cleanroom facilities.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Regular team and social events.

If you're a Senior GNC Engineer with experience across spacecraft guidance, navigation and control and want to work on technically challenging space missions, I'd be keen to hear from you.

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