GNC Lead Engineer — Architect Next-Gen Space Flight

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

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.