GNC/AOCS Engineer for Space Missions

GMV Spain; Lisboa; Híbrido; EUR 28 000 - 36 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Hybrid work model

Relocation package

Wellbeing program

Career development

Language training

International mobility

Resumo da oferta

GMV is expanding its space team in Lisbon, Portugal, seeking a junior engineer to join the Guidance, Navigation, and Control/Attitude and Orbit Control System group. The role focuses on GNC design, mission analysis, trajectory design, and feasibility studies for ESA missions.

The successful candidate will work within the Future Missions division, collaborating with top space experts and potentially benefitting from relocation and international mobility options. Fluent English is required.

Qualificações

• MSc in Aerospace Engineering or similar field.
• Fluency in written and oral English.

Responsabilidades

• Work on mission design phases of real ESA missions performing GNC subsystem design, mission analysis, trajectory design, and feasibility studies.
• Design, development, verification & validation of Navigation, Guidance, and Control algorithms for ESA missions.
• Define ground operational timeline and study navigation performance and mission feasibility.
• Develop mission analysis tools and feasibility studies for ESA.

Conhecimentos

Astrodynamics

Orbital mechanics

Estimation and filtering

Statistical analysis

AOCS/GNC knowledge

English fluency

Space mission analysis

Software engineering

Formação académica

MSc in Aerospace Engineering or similar field

Ferramentas

MATLAB

Python

Simulink

C Programming

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Are you looking for an innovative and consolidated place for your professional development? GMV is an experienced technology group and we are expanding our teams and looking for a junior engineer to join our Guidance, Navigation, and Control/Attitude and Orbit Control System team.

The position is centred in the activities of Space Mission Analysis, and GNC/AOCS design, development, verification and validation, at its premises in Lisbon, Portugal. The successful candidate will be introduced into a dynamic and cooperative team and is expected to share the same passion for the space field as our GNC team.

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WHAT CHALLENGE WILL YOU BE TAKING ON?

For this particular position, the candidate will be initially inserted in the GNC division in the Future Missions section where he/she will have the opportunity to:

• Work on mission design phases of real ESA missions performing GNC subsystem design, mission analysis, trajectory design, and feasibility studies.
• Design, Development, Verification & Validation of Navigation, Guidance, and Control algorithms for ESA missions.
• Work on the definition of ground operational timeline and study of the respective navigation performance (orbit determination) and their impact on the mission feasibility or required GNC autonomy.
• Development of mission analysis, feasibility studies, and analysis tools for ESA.

WHAT DO WE NEED IN OUR TEAM?

The candidate shall possess the eagerness and motivation to learn and develop inside the organization working with some of the leading experts in space field at the European level, mostly but not exclusively, in projects for the European Space Agency (ESA).

We require the following to be considered for this role:

• MSc in Aerospace Engineering or similar field.
• Fluency in written and oral English.

You’ll be even more successful in this role, if you can bring knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Any number of years previous working experience in the field
• Astrodynamics, orbital and attitude mechanics.
• Estimation and filtering techniques
• Statistical and probabilistic analysis
• Space vehicle AOCS/GNC
• Software Engineering / C Programming
• High-level Programming / Model-Based Algorithm Development(MATLAB, Python, or Simulink)

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

• Hybridworking model and 8 weeks per year of teleworking outside your usual geographical area.
• Flexible start and finish times, and intensive working hours Fridays and in summer.
• Personalizedcareer plan development, training and language learning support.
• National and international mobility. Do you come from another country?We can offer you a relocation package.
• Competitivecompensation with ongoing reviews, flexible compensation and discount on brands.
• Wellbeingprogram: Health, dental and accident insurance; free fruit and coffee,physical, mental and financialhealth training, and much more!
• We promoteequal opportunities in recruitment, and we are committed to inclusion anddiversity.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? JOIN US

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Nina Miller, in charge of this vacancy.