GNC/ADCS Engineer — Satellite Autonomy

United States Digital Space LLC

Hawthorne (CA)

On-site

USD 125,000 - 195,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Stock options
401(k) retirement plan
Comprehensive medical coverage
Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an experienced GNC Engineer for the Starshield Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS). You will design, implement, test, and optimize satellite GNC software and autonomy, balancing thermal, power, momentum, and payload pointing while integrating with other subsystems.

The role requires strong C++, Python, and MATLAB/Simulink skills, plus experience in attitude determination and state estimation.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, CS, or an engineering discipline.
  • Experience with C++, Python, MATLAB/Simulink.
  • Experience with attitude determination or state estimation algorithms.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement satellite GNC software across flight phases.
  • Design CONOPs balancing thermal constraints, power budgets, momentum, and payload pointing.
  • Develop and flight-test onboard GNC algorithms for autonomy and fault tolerance.
  • Maintain GNC software configurations for design revisions.
  • Perform high-fidelity 6DOF simulations and Monte Carlo analyses.
  • Lead hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing and data review automation.
  • Interface with thermal, power, and communications teams for system-level design.

Skills

C++
Python
MATLAB/Simulink
GNC knowledge
State estimation
Software testing
Git
Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering/CS/engineering
Master's or PhD in relevant field

Tools

Git
Linux
Confluence
Jira

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an experienced GNC Engineer for the Starshield Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS). You will design, implement, test, and optimize satellite GNC software and autonomy, balancing thermal, power, momentum, and payload pointing while integrating with other subsystems.

The role requires strong C++, Python, and MATLAB/Simulink skills, plus experience in attitude determination and state estimation.

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