GNC Software Engineer

Xona; Burlingame (CA); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Xona is seeking a skilled GNC Software Engineer in California to develop, integrate, and validate flight software for autonomous spacecraft and related platforms. You will build and run SIL/HIL tests, develop estimators, controllers, and state machines, and work with simulation and hardware teams to ensure robust, real-time operation.

Required hands-on experience in MATLAB/Simulink model-based development with code generation, C++, Python, and Git, plus a degree in engineering.

Qualifikationen

• At least two years of professional GNC software development experience for spacecraft, UAVs, or autonomous platforms.
• Hands-on experience implementing and testing estimators, controllers, and state machines.
• Relevant engineering degree; familiarity with FDIR, SIL/HIL, CI/CD, or ADCS is desirable.

Aufgaben

• Develop, integrate, and validate spacecraft GNC flight software.
• Build and maintain SIL/HIL test campaigns and regression tests.
• Collaborate with simulation, hardware, GNC, and flight software teams to validate integrated systems.

Kenntnisse

GNC

C++

Python

MATLAB/Simulink

Model-Based Development

Automatic Code Generation

Estimators

Controllers

State Machines

FDIR

Flight Software

SIL Testing

HIL Testing

Unit Testing

Git

Ausbildung

Engineering degree

Tools

Git

Linux

CI/CD

Jobbeschreibung

Develop, integrate, and validate spacecraft GNC flight software, including algorithms, state machines, FDIR logic, and interfaces for autonomous real-time operation. Build and maintain SIL/HIL test campaigns, unit and regression tests, and collaborate with simulation, hardware, GNC, and flight software teams to validate integrated systems.

Requirements

Applicants need at least two years of professional GNC software development experience for spacecraft, UAVs, or other autonomous platforms, with hands-on experience implementing and testing estimators, controllers, and state machines. Required technical skills include MATLAB/Simulink model-based development and code generation, C++, Python, testing and debugging, Git, and Linux; a relevant engineering degree and experience with FDIR, SIL/HIL, CI/CD, or ADCS are desired.

Key Skills

• Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), C++, Python, MATLAB/Simulink, Model-Based Development, Automatic Code Generation, Estimators, Controllers, State Machines, Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR), Flight Software, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) Testing, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Testing, Unit Testing, Regression Testing, Git