GNC

Oho Group; California; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Aerospace Startup is seeking an experienced Flight Dynamics & GNC Engineer to help develop the control systems behind an advanced spacecraft platform. You will take ownership of algorithm development, high-fidelity simulation, and flight software integration.

We're interested in candidates with launch vehicle or flight dynamics backgrounds who can tackle challenging trajectory optimization and real-time software challenges in space.

Qualifications

• Experience in GNC, flight dynamics, trajectory optimization, or flight controls.
• Strong understanding of dynamic systems, control theory, and mathematical modeling.
• Experience developing and validating guidance or control algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Develop guidance and control algorithms for complex vehicle motion and attitude maneuvers.
• Build 6-DOF simulations to model vehicle dynamics and evaluate system performance.
• Design trajectory planning, optimization, and feedback control algorithms.
• Validate algorithms through Monte Carlo analysis, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and flight software integration.

Skills

GNC

Flight dynamics

Trajectory optimization

Control theory

Mathematical modeling

Tools

Python

C++

Rust

Job description

We are partnered with a rapidly growing aerospace startup seeking an experienced Flight Dynamics & GNC Engineer to help develop the control systems behind an advanced spacecraft platform.

We're particularly interested in engineers with experience in launch vehicles, flight dynamics, or complex trajectory optimization who want to apply their expertise to a new set of challenges in space.

This position offers the opportunity to take ownership of algorithm development, high-fidelity simulation, and flight software integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop guidance and control algorithms for complex vehicle motion and attitude maneuvers.
• Build 6-DOF simulations to model vehicle dynamics and evaluate system performance.
• Design trajectory planning, optimization, and feedback control algorithms.
• Validate algorithms through Monte Carlo analysis, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and flight software integration.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in GNC, flight dynamics, trajectory optimization, or flight controls.
• Strong understanding of dynamic systems, control theory, and mathematical modeling.
• Experience developing and validating guidance or control algorithms.

Nice to Have

• Python, C++, or Rust.
• Experience with launch vehicles, aerospace simulation, or flight testing.
• Experience with real-time software, 6-DOF modeling, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Apply your background in complex flight dynamics to a new spacecraft platform where you'll have significant technical ownership.

Rather than focusing exclusively on one stage of flight, you'll contribute to the algorithms and software that govern spacecraft performance in orbit.

If you're a GNC engineer from a launch or flight dynamics background looking for a new technical challenge, we'd be interested in speaking.