GNC Engineer II: Spacecraft Attitude & Control

CesiumAstro; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 113,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision insurance

HSA/FSA accounts

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a GNC Engineer II to design and analyze Guidance, Navigation, and Control for its satellite systems. You will work on a small team, perform trade studies, develop models, run simulations, and help integrate and fly hardware.

The role emphasizes hands-on, startup-style collaboration, opportunity to contribute across spacecraft, and a path to influence flight architectures.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university.
• 2 years of internship, research, or industry experience in satellite attitude and orbit systems.
• Expertise in attitude estimation, guidance, and control; coordinate frame transformations; linear algebra; and non-linear systems.
• Experience with multiple spaceflight missions from concept to operations.
• Experience with low earth orbit satellites.
• Experience with post-CDR test failures and on-orbit failures that guide your design and test philosophies.
• Familiarity with space mission simulation tools such as STK, Basilisk, GMAT, or FreeFlyer.
• Fluency with Python and C++, or other modeling languages.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze GNC systems for CesiumAstro satellites and payloads.
• Perform trade studies, participate in design reviews, create models, and complete simulations and system testing.
• Build, test, and fly hardware.
• Work in a small team with startup dynamics and contribute to company-critical projects.

Skills

Attitude estimation

Guidance and control

Python

C++

Spacecraft operations

Coordinate frame transformations

Linear algebra

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

MS or PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

STK

Basilisk

GMAT

FreeFlyer

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a GNC Engineer II to design and analyze Guidance, Navigation, and Control for its satellite systems. You will work on a small team, perform trade studies, develop models, run simulations, and help integrate and fly hardware.

The role emphasizes hands-on, startup-style collaboration, opportunity to contribute across spacecraft, and a path to influence flight architectures.