GNC Engineer: Spacecraft Guidance & Trajectory Design

stokespacetechnologies; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

401(k)

PTO 4 weeks

Holidays 10 days

Parental leave

On-site gym

Dog-friendly offices

Job summary

Stoke is seeking a focused GNC engineer to join a small, agile team developing guidance, navigation, and control for Nova. You will own algorithms and trajectory designs from architecture through flight operations, collaborating with hardware and systems teams to ensure robust performance and safety.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, strong fundamentals in control and orbital mechanics, MATLAB/Simulink proficiency, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or similar.
• Exceptional command of fundamentals of feedback control system design.
• Familiarity with fundamentals of orbital mechanics and orbital trajectory design.
• Experience in guidance, navigation, and control algorithm design and validation.
• Experience with simulation and modeling of physical systems.
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to lead and follow.

Responsibilities

• Develop algorithms for vehicle guidance, attitude control, engine control, and state estimation.
• Develop and validate vehicle and environment models to simulate GNC algorithm performance and robustness.
• Ensure system quality and performance through rigorous test.
• Conduct Monte Carlo analysis of nominal and failure cases to evaluate vehicle performance and flight safety.
• Document GNC algorithm and plant model verification and validation for regulatory approval and customer mission assurance insight.
• Oversee new customer trajectory designs and mission capabilities from conception through flight.

Skills

Feedback control design

Orbital mechanics

GNC algorithm design

Simulation & modeling

Written & verbal communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's in aerospace engineering

Master's or PhD in aerospace engineering or similar

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Stoke is seeking a focused GNC engineer to join a small, agile team developing guidance, navigation, and control for Nova. You will own algorithms and trajectory designs from architecture through flight operations, collaborating with hardware and systems teams to ensure robust performance and safety.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, strong fundamentals in control and orbital mechanics, MATLAB/Simulink proficiency, and excellent communication.