Senior GNC Engineer in Redondo Beach

Energy Jobline ZR; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach, CA seeks a Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer to own all aspects of vehicle GNC across development and operations within a fast-paced team.

You will implement flight, test, and analysis systems, develop robust algorithms for satellites, upper stages, and landers, and generate verification data.

The role also includes mentoring other engineers, defining best practices, and creating tools to accelerate mission realization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 5+ years of spacecraft GNC design and analysis.
• Proficiency in Matlab and C++.
• Experience with control analysis in time and frequency domains, estimation theory, or astrodynamics.

Responsibilities

• Implement GNC flight, test, and analysis systems for space vehicles.
• Develop robust algorithms for satellites, upper stages, and landers.
• Generate GNC verification data and support software development.
• Mentor engineers and define GNC best practices.
• Create tools to enable missions through vehicle GNC systems.
• Communicate design needs and capability to the broader engineering team.

Skills

GNC design

RPO / formation flying

Startup/Agile experience

Spacecraft operations

Vehicle-GNC design processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MATLAB

C++

Job description

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescriptionAs a Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer at Impulse Space, you will own all aspects of and provide outstanding technical contribution to vehicle GNC in all phases of development and operation while working closely with a fast paced, agile team.

Responsibilities

• Implement GNC flight, test, and analysis systems for high-performance space vehicles produced at scale
• Develop robust algorithms for spacecraft: satellites in LEO and GEO, large upper stages, and landers
• Generate GNC verification data for Impulse’s suite of missions
• Participate in GNC software development, both flight code and simulation
• For Senior and higher, mentor other engineers and define the best practices for vehicle GNC
• Create tools to be used for all flight vehicle GNC systems, enabling missions to be realized quickly
• Resolve technical issues with innovative, resourceful solutions
• Communicate design needs, intent, and capability to the broader engineering team

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience in spacecraft GNC design and analysis
• Proficiency in Matlab and C++
• Experience with performing control analysis in time and frequency domains, estimation theory, or astrodynamics

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in upper stage or lander control
• Demonstrated experience with rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) or formation flying
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in spacecraft operations
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience with vehicle-GNC design processes, from concept, through design reviews and implementation

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. , U.S. , lawful permanent U.S. (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by , , , , /, veteran status, status, , , , marital status, mental or physical or any other legally protected status.