Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer — 6-DoF & Simulation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation bonus

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Katalyst Space seeks a practical GNC/controls engineer in Colorado to advance orbital navigation, simulation, and real-time software for space systems. You will develop 6-DoF tools and participate in trajectory studies, testing, and full-system integration.

You’ll use Python, C/C++, Git, and Linux in a fast-paced startup, contribute to mission operations, and help scale capabilities for defense-related programs with ITAR considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering field
• 3+ years of experience in guidance, navigation, and control
• Modeling and simulation
• Trajectory or path planning
• Control of dynamical systems
• Python for modeling and simulation

Responsibilities

• Supporting GNC algorithm trade studies
• Building simulation environments and prototype algorithms
• Collaborating on system-level integration
• Developing and validating 6-DoF simulation tools
• Assisting with datasets and algorithm evaluation
• Supporting implementation, testing, and debugging

Skills

Guidance, Navigation & Control

Modeling & Simulation

Trajectory Planning

Python

GNC Systems

C/C++

Real-time Embedded Systems

Spacecraft Hardware

Git

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Python

Git

Linux

Basilisk

C/C++

Job description

Katalyst Space seeks a practical GNC/controls engineer in Colorado to advance orbital navigation, simulation, and real-time software for space systems. You will develop 6-DoF tools and participate in trajectory studies, testing, and full-system integration.

You’ll use Python, C/C++, Git, and Linux in a fast-paced startup, contribute to mission operations, and help scale capabilities for defense-related programs with ITAR considerations.