Senior Space GNC Engineer — Autonomy & On‑Orbit Flight

Telemetry Today LLC; El Segundo (CA); Sur place; USD 169 000 - 216 000; Plein temps

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Résumé du poste

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer to own the complete GNC lifecycle from design through flight testing. You will conduct simulations, Monte Carlo analyses, and develop documentation for a sophisticated in-house framework used in end-to-end vehicle integration and mission planning.

The role requires advanced experience in GNC design, C++/Python, and orbital mechanics, with collaboration across teams and government agencies. Excellent communication is essential.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering, physics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience, or PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge in designing, modeling, testing, and flying aerospace guidance, navigation, and control systems.
• Strong software development skills in C++/Python.
• Experience with orbital mechanics and simulations.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

C++

Python

GNC

Orbital mechanics

Systems engineering

Modeling & simulation

Formation

B.S. in aerospace

Outils

GMAT

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Description du poste

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer to own the complete GNC lifecycle from design through flight testing. You will conduct simulations, Monte Carlo analyses, and develop documentation for a sophisticated in-house framework used in end-to-end vehicle integration and mission planning.

The role requires advanced experience in GNC design, C++/Python, and orbital mechanics, with collaboration across teams and government agencies. Excellent communication is essential.