Spacecraft Attitude Control Engineer (GNC/AOCS)

Linuxconfig; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Spire Global is seeking a GNC/AOCS Engineer in the United Kingdom to own the full lifecycle of the GNC product and its subcomponents. You will work with hardware, software and systems teams to integrate avionics solutions for a rapid, nanosatellite program.

The role emphasizes hardware-in-the-loop verification, flight sensor and actuator design, and Kalman-filter-backed attitude estimation. Spire operates a hybrid work model requiring three days in the office weekly.

Qualifications

• Experience with flight sensors for spacecraft attitude determination/estimation.
• Experience with actuators, including actuator sizing, modelling, design and integration.
• A solid foundation in spacecraft attitude dynamics and control algorithms, with emphasis sensor ingestions and actuator command calculation.
• Experience working hands-on with HW and familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop simulation.
• Have experience or familiarity with the Linux development environment.
• Have experience working with external engineering contractors.

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate, select, qualify and implement flight sensors, including magnetometers, sun sensors, inertial measurement devices, Earth sensors, and/or star trackers.
• Design, evaluate, select, qualify and implement flight actuators, including magnetic torque elements, reaction wheels, and propulsion systems.
• Design, implement and maintain simulation models for GNC subcomponents in our 6-DOF simulation environment.
• Technical ownership of current and future GNC avionics peripherals, supporting troubleshooting, design and updates to improve reliability and performance.
• Working closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware, software, and systems engineers, to integrate avionics solutions into the larger platform.
• Develop component qualification and acceptance processes and be hands-on in laboratory and manufacturing environments.

Skills

Flight sensors

Actuators sizing/integration

Attitude dynamics & control

HW-in-the-loop

Linux development

Contractor collaboration

Tools

Linux

Job description

Spire Global is seeking a GNC/AOCS Engineer in the United Kingdom to own the full lifecycle of the GNC product and its subcomponents. You will work with hardware, software and systems teams to integrate avionics solutions for a rapid, nanosatellite program.

The role emphasizes hardware-in-the-loop verification, flight sensor and actuator design, and Kalman-filter-backed attitude estimation. Spire operates a hybrid work model requiring three days in the office weekly.