Lunar GNC Engineer — Equity & Autonomy Focus

Venturi Astrolab, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Home office set up reimbursement

Weekly lunch stipend

On-site snacks

Job summary

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. seeks a GNC Engineer (all levels) to design, analyze, and test guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for our lunar rover fleet. You will own sensor selection, algorithm development, and validation for flight-ready software.

Based in Hawthorne, California, this full-time position offers a competitive compensation package, opportunities to advance a spaceflight-focused program, and travel as needed for field testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of experience developing GNC systems.
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with C++.

Responsibilities

• Define GNC sub-system requirements.
• Design, analyze, and validate rover GNC algorithms; translate prototypes to flight software.
• Develop and maintain the GNC simulation.
• Select GNC sensors with avionics teams (IMUs, star trackers, cameras, LiDARs).
• Characterize, calibrate, and test GNC sensors.
• Build hardware/software GNC testbeds.
• Document GNC algorithms; assist flight-code integration and testing.
• Coordinate with software, avionics, mobility, and test teams on GNC integration.
• Field-test GNC software on test vehicles under varied lighting/terrain.
• Create GNC analysis/test plans; perform hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Assist vehicle integration and testing of GNC functions.
• Develop vehicle-level calibration plans and perform calibrations.

Skills

GNC systems

Python

C++

Algorithm development

Vehicle state estimation

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or equivalent

3+ years of professional GNC experience

Tools

GNC simulation tools

FSW integration experience

Job description

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. seeks a GNC Engineer (all levels) to design, analyze, and test guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for our lunar rover fleet. You will own sensor selection, algorithm development, and validation for flight-ready software.

Based in Hawthorne, California, this full-time position offers a competitive compensation package, opportunities to advance a spaceflight-focused program, and travel as needed for field testing.