Senior GNC Engineer — Mission Formulation & Trajectory

Rocket Lab Corporation; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 116,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase program

Stock options

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Littleton, CO is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer I/II - Mission Formulation to lead GNC design, modeling, analyses, and testing for launch programs. You’ll work within GLS Mission Formulation, collaborating with Engineering and Production to bring new concepts to life and support classified missions on HASTE and Electron vehicles.

You will perform trajectory optimization, Monte Carlo studies, HITL verification, and develop flight software; engage with customers and stakeholders, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in GNC/ADCS or related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience in GNC/ADCS.
• Understanding of orbital mechanics and closed-loop control systems.
• Experience with trajectory optimization.
• Active Secret clearance OR ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• GNC contact to Business Development for proposals and mission definition
• Launch and mission operational concept development
• Orbital and suborbital trajectory design and analysis
• Work with external stakeholders and customers for mission-specific requirements engineering
• Document proposed GNC solutions and participate in design reviews with customers
• Support hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing to verify trajectories, GNC, and flight code performance
• Conduct Monte Carlo simulation analyses to define and verify launch and mission operations
• Develop and support release of flight code for pre-launch ground testing, launch, and mission operations
• Develop tools and processes for automating common GNC modelling and analysis tasks

Skills

GNC/ADCS

Trajectory design

Monte Carlo analysis

HITL testing

Real-time control

Python development

MATLAB/SciPy

Requirements engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Git version control

POST/ASTOS/TAOS

MATLAB

Job description

Rocket Lab in Littleton, CO is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer I/II - Mission Formulation to lead GNC design, modeling, analyses, and testing for launch programs. You’ll work within GLS Mission Formulation, collaborating with Engineering and Production to bring new concepts to life and support classified missions on HASTE and Electron vehicles.

You will perform trajectory optimization, Monte Carlo studies, HITL verification, and develop flight software; engage with customers and stakeholders, and