GNC Engineer

InnoForge; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in a rapidly scaling space company

Competitive compensation and bonus structure

Generous PTO and holiday schedule

Wellness and commuter benefits

Opportunity to influence a program with national significance

Job summary

A leading space technology company in California seeks a GNC Engineer to architect the GNC subsystem for next-gen space platforms. This role offers substantial ownership and impact, allowing you to design flight algorithms and manage integration of hardware and software from concept to orbit. You will be part of a small elite team that values innovation and technical excellence. In return, the company provides equity, competitive compensation, and generous benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of GNC experience in spacecraft, satellite, or comparable aerospace platforms.
• Strong modeling and simulation background.
• Experience with multi-sensor attitude determination.
• Hands-on flight software development and testing.
• End-to-end lifecycle experience, from concept to on-orbit support.

Responsibilities

• Architect the entire GNC subsystem for next-gen space platforms.
• Own pointing budgets, alignments, and subsystem-level requirements.
• Design and implement flight-ready algorithms for embedded software.
• Build ground-based tools for constellation monitoring and operations.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop testing in advanced system testbeds.

Skills

GNC experience

Modeling and simulation

Multi-sensor attitude determination

Flight software development

End-to-end lifecycle experience

Job description

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We’re partnering with one of the most forward-leaning space technology companies in the national security ecosystem, an organization building a disruptive platform poised to change how the U.S. deploys and manages assets on orbit.

This team is small, elite, and moving fast. And they’re looking for a GNC Engineer who wants more than a job, they want ownership, impact, and the opportunity to architect a system that will fly.

As the GNC Lead, you won’t inherit a legacy system. You’ll define one.

You will shape the GNC architecture, design flight algorithms, manage subsystem requirements, and drive hardware/software integration from the earliest concepts through orbit. Your work will directly influence mission performance across an entirely new category of space systems, where precision, agility, and reliability determine real-world outcomes.

This is the rare chance to build something first-of-its-kind with a leadership team that actually values innovation and gives engineers the authority to make it happen.

What You’ll Lead

• Architect the entire GNC subsystem for next-gen space platforms
• Own pointing budgets, alignments, and subsystem-level requirements
• Design and implement flight-ready algorithms for embedded software
• Build ground-based tools for constellation monitoring and operations
• Support hardware-in-the-loop testing in advanced system testbeds

You’ll collaborate daily with exceptional engineers who care deeply about both mission success and technical excellence.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of GNC experience in spacecraft, satellite, or comparable aerospace platforms
• Strong modeling and simulation background
• Experience with multi-sensor attitude determination
• Hands-on flight software development and testing
• End-to-end lifecycle experience, from concept to on-orbit support

What’s In It for You

• Equity in a rapidly scaling space company
• Competitive compensation and bonus structure
• Generous PTO and holiday schedule
• Wellness and commuter benefits
• The opportunity to influence a program with national-level significance

If this sounds of interest, please apply today!