GNC Intern: Reentry Vehicle Modeling & Controls

Vardaspace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate

Housing stipend for interns relocating

Commuter benefit

Job summary

Varda Space Industries is offering a full-time, on-site GNC internship in Los Angeles, CA. The role focuses on end-to-end GNC performance for reentry vehicles, including 6DOF simulation, control system modeling, sensor integration, and trajectory optimization.

Ideal candidates are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees and have experience with C++ or Python. You will work in a startup-like environment, collaborating with aerospace professionals and contributing to impactful projects within a

Qualifications

• Previous GNC internship
• Familiar with orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, trajectory design and optimization, feedback controls, 6DOF flight simulations, navigation solutions, guidance navigation and controls flight algorithms, monte carlo analysis

Responsibilities

• As part of the GNC team, own or contribute to analysis, algorithms and simulations for reentry vehicles
• Own Integration and testing of GNC sensors, actuators and software in simulation and hardware in the loop environments
• Design and implement mission critical tooling needed to facilitate automated maneuver responsibility and scheduling decisions
• Design and implementation of autonomous satellite attitude control, collision avoidance, orbital rendezvous, burn planning and atmospheric re-entry algorithms
• Perform trajectory design, optimization, and dispersion analysis for the reentry of a space capsule

Skills

GNC internship

Orbital mechanics

Flight dynamics

Trajectory design

6DOF simulation

C++

Python

Software development

Education

Pursuing undergraduate or graduate degree

Tools

GMAT

POST2

MATLAB/Simulink

Simulation frameworks

Job description

Varda Space Industries is offering a full-time, on-site GNC internship in Los Angeles, CA. The role focuses on end-to-end GNC performance for reentry vehicles, including 6DOF simulation, control system modeling, sensor integration, and trajectory optimization.

Ideal candidates are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees and have experience with C++ or Python. You will work in a startup-like environment, collaborating with aerospace professionals and contributing to impactful projects within a