Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer Lead

Rocket Lab USA; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA in Littleton, CO seeks a Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer II to lead GNC/ADCS development across a growing spacecraft fleet. You will manage concepts, flight software, and I&T with cross‑functional teams, interacting directly with customers to ensure mission success.

The role requires a B.S. in engineering with 5+ years in GNC/ADCS, ability to obtain security clearance, and US citizenship. It offers competitive base pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• B.S and 5+ years of industry experience in GNC/ADCS.
• Ability to maintain and obtain a security clearance.
• Prior experience directly interfacing with aerospace customers in the commercial or government sectors.
• U.S citizenship is required, due to program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Mentor a team responsible for GNC design, modeling, and analysis for a wide variety of spacecraft and space missions.
• Design of flight software, algorithms, and simulation product.
• Development of spacecraft autonomy tools for constellation management.
• GNC component selection and GNC subsystem design.
• Test process development and execution.
• Define fault detection and response.
• Hardware-in-the-loop and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Integration of flight and simulation software with modern analysis, test, and operations tools.
• Support internal and external design reviews.

Skills

GNC/ADCS

Security clearance eligibility

Customer interfacing

Team mentoring

Education

B.S. in engineering/aerospace/related

MS or PhD (nice to have)

Tools

Jira

Job description

Rocket Lab USA in Littleton, CO seeks a Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer II to lead GNC/ADCS development across a growing spacecraft fleet. You will manage concepts, flight software, and I&T with cross‑functional teams, interacting directly with customers to ensure mission success.

The role requires a B.S. in engineering with 5+ years in GNC/ADCS, ability to obtain security clearance, and US citizenship. It offers competitive base pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits.