Senior Space GNC Engineer: Attitude & Flight Control

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); Presencial; USD 169.000 - 216.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Space Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC) Engineer to own the full life cycle of GNC development, from design through to hardware-in-the-loop, on-vehicle functionality, and flight testing. You will perform system analyses, including simulations and Monte Carlo, to drive system-level decisions.

You will contribute to an in-house aerospace simulation framework, maintain design descriptions, and support end-to-end GNC execution from

Formación

• B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering, physics, or related field.
• 5+ years of proven experience in aerospace GNC design and testing.
• Demonstrated knowledge in designing, modeling, testing, and flying aerospace guidance, navigation, and control systems.
• Software and model development skills in C++/Python.
• Understanding of orbital mechanics, modeling and simulation.
• Experience anchoring/fitting first principles models to test data or high-fidelity external simulations.
• Proven systems engineering and configuration management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• ADCS hardware performance specification including sizing of reaction wheels, torque rods, IMU/GPS, and star trackers
• Design and implementation of autonomous satellite attitude control, collision avoidance, orbital rendezvous, burn planning and atmospheric re-entry algorithms
• Perform trajectory design, optimization, and dispersion analysis for the reentry of a space capsule
• Develop 6 degree of freedom vehicle simulation using C++, Python and MATLAB/Simulink
• Running Monte Carlo analysis to characterize performance of new vehicle and mission capabilities
• Integration and testing of GNC sensors, actuators, and software in hardware-in-the-loop environment
• Design and implementation of ground tooling necessary to facilitate fully automated maneuver responsibility and maneuver scheduling decisions
• Monitoring on-orbit system performance; troubleshooting where necessary
• Coordination with other spacecraft operators, 3rd party agencies, and the US government

Conocimientos

C++/Python

Orbital mechanics

Modeling & simulation

Communication skills

Educación

B.S. in aerospace/ mechanical/ electrical engineering or physics

Master's degree in engineering or physics

Herramientas

GMAT

POST2

MATLAB/Simulink

Descripción del empleo

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Space Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC) Engineer to own the full life cycle of GNC development, from design through to hardware-in-the-loop, on-vehicle functionality, and flight testing. You will perform system analyses, including simulations and Monte Carlo, to drive system-level decisions.

You will contribute to an in-house aerospace simulation framework, maintain design descriptions, and support end-to-end GNC execution from