Senior GNC Engineer, Spacecraft Autonomy & Missions

Katalyst Space; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options & equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Catered lunches

Job summary

Katalyst Space is hiring in Colorado for a senior GNC-focused role developing autonomy for RPOD missions. You will architect solutions and lead design efforts from concept to flight, balancing hardware and software considerations.

The role requires 3+ years in GNC with Python and C/C++ skills, and willingness to work in a fast-paced startup environment. You will collaborate across software and GNC teams, perform simulations and state estimation tasks, and contribute to hardware-in-the-loop

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in guidance, navigation, and control.
• Python software development experience.
• Experience developing, debugging, and deploying GNC sensors, effectors, and algorithms in real-world projects.

Responsibilities

• Architect solutions to accomplish space mission objectives around space domain awareness and RPOD with emphasis on autonomy, hardware and software.
• Lead trade studies and guide GNC team from conceptualization to flight for RPOD missions.
• Design algorithms, simulations, and tools for orbit determination, state estimation, and uncertainty propagation.
• Collaborate with software and GNC teams to implement algorithms in flight software, and support hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Job description

Katalyst Space is hiring in Colorado for a senior GNC-focused role developing autonomy for RPOD missions. You will architect solutions and lead design efforts from concept to flight, balancing hardware and software considerations.

The role requires 3+ years in GNC with Python and C/C++ skills, and willingness to work in a fast-paced startup environment. You will collaborate across software and GNC teams, perform simulations and state estimation tasks, and contribute to hardware-in-the-loop