Senior Spacecraft Flight Dynamics Engineer – GNC/ADCS Lead

Motive Workforce; California; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) matching

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Flexible vacation

Parental leave

Military leave

Additional employee benefits

Job summary

Motive Workforce partners with an innovative Los Angeles-based spacecraft technology company seeking a Spacecraft Flight Dynamics Engineer to own flight dynamics and control systems from design to live on-orbit operations. You'll work on ADCS, propulsion, and GNC hardware, developing high-fidelity models and tuning control laws for pointing and momentum management.

Collaborate with Avionics, Flight Software, Systems Engineering, and AI&T teams, perform HIL testing, support on-console

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or related technical field.
• 5+ years in spacecraft flight dynamics, GNC, or ADCS.
• Experience with attitude determination and control systems and propulsion hardware.
• Strong modeling, simulation, and mission analysis background.
• Proficiency in STK or equivalent tools; programming in Python, MATLAB, C++.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration, performance requirements, and vendor coordination for ADCS, propulsion, and GNC hardware.
• Develop high-fidelity spacecraft flight dynamics models for trajectory analysis and momentum management.
• Design, develop, and tune control laws for pointing, detumbling, station keeping, and attitude stabilization.
• Perform modeling and simulation using STK, Python, MATLAB, or similar tools.
• Collaborate with Avionics, Flight Software, Systems Eng., and AI&T teams to calibrate hardware.

Skills

Flight dynamics

GNC

ADCS

Python

MATLAB

STK

C++

Hardware integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Eng

Tools

STK

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

Motive Workforce partners with an innovative Los Angeles-based spacecraft technology company seeking a Spacecraft Flight Dynamics Engineer to own flight dynamics and control systems from design to live on-orbit operations. You'll work on ADCS, propulsion, and GNC hardware, developing high-fidelity models and tuning control laws for pointing and momentum management.

Collaborate with Avionics, Flight Software, Systems Engineering, and AI&T teams, perform HIL testing, support on-console