Senior GNC Engineer – Hypersonic Flight Systems (Flex)

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Telework days

Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer to design and develop guidance, navigation, and control for hypersonic flight vehicles and Earth-to-orbit launch systems.

The role requires expertise in multi-DoF simulation, modeling, and flight testing within a small multidisciplinary team. The candidate will develop guidance architectures, perform trajectory optimization, and integrate simulations in an MDAO environment, contributing to exo- and endo-atmospheric missions and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years in Guidance, Navigation, Control, Modeling & Simulation, and Flight Testing.
• Experience with hypersonic or Earth-to-orbit vehicle design.
• Proficient in Matlab, Python, or Julia.
• US citizen and DoD clearance eligible.

Responsibilities

• Develop GNC architectures per program requirements.
• Conduct navigation performance approximations.
• Perform actuator sizing and inertial navigation analysis.
• Develop trajectories using 3-DoF/4-DoF/6-DoF software.
• Integrate simulations in an MDAO environment.

Skills

Guidance Algorithms

Navigation Analysis

6-DoF Simulation

Flight Testing

Monte Carlo

MDAO

GNC Integration

Education

Aerospace Engineering degree

Tools

Matlab

Python

Julia

Job description

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer to design and develop guidance, navigation, and control for hypersonic flight vehicles and Earth-to-orbit launch systems.

The role requires expertise in multi-DoF simulation, modeling, and flight testing within a small multidisciplinary team. The candidate will develop guidance architectures, perform trajectory optimization, and integrate simulations in an MDAO environment, contributing to exo- and endo-atmospheric missions and