Autonomous GNC Engineer for Spacecraft Dynamics

PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein); Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation bonus

Employee Stock Option plan

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Comprehensive medical, vision, and牙eht

Job summary

Katalyst is building robotic spacecraft for dynamic space operations, offering ownership from concept to flight. The team emphasizes hands-on problem solving and impactful, real-world results, in a demanding startup environment.

The role focuses on architecture, design, and implementation of autonomous GNC solutions, with collaboration across hardware, software, and mission operations. It requires strong Python, C/C++, and systems understanding.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical engineering discipline
• 0–3 years of experience in guidance, navigation and control
• Software development experience in Python
• Experience deploying GNC sensors, effectors and algorithms in real-world projects
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, autonomously driven startup environment
• Proven ability to lead a project from conception to completion

Responsibilities

• Architect solutions for space mission objectives around space domain awareness with autonomy from hardware and software perspectives
• Evaluate techniques (ML, physics-informed, stochastic methods, Kalman Filters) for mission success
• Assist in proposal capture with feasibility analyses and engagement with DoD, government agencies and partners
• Develop architecture, lead trade studies and guide GNC team from concept to flight for RPOD missions
• Design algorithms, simulations, and tools for orbit determination and state estimation
• Build/test modeling tools for orbital/cislunar dynamics, sensor modeling and visualization
• Collaborate with software and GNC teams to implement flight algorithms in flight software
• Support hardware-in-the-loop testing and CONOPS balancing thermal/power/momentum/communications
• Provide mission operations training and support

Skills

Python

C/C++

Git

Linux

Basilisk

Spacecraft dynamics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Git

Linux

Basilisk

Job description

Katalyst is building robotic spacecraft for dynamic space operations, offering ownership from concept to flight. The team emphasizes hands-on problem solving and impactful, real-world results, in a demanding startup environment.

The role focuses on architecture, design, and implementation of autonomous GNC solutions, with collaboration across hardware, software, and mission operations. It requires strong Python, C/C++, and systems understanding.