Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer — Lead Autonomy & Missions

Rocket Lab; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 114,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Top-tier medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

Flexible spending accounts

Parental leave

Disability and life insurance

401(k) with company match

Other discounts and perks

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Littleton, CO is seeking a Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer I to lead GNC/ADCS development for Rocket Lab’s growing fleet of diverse spacecraft. You will engage across the engineering life cycle from concept and algorithm development to flight software implementation, and closely with customers to ensure mission success.

Qualified candidates will have a B.S. in engineering and 5+ years in GNC/ADCS, the ability to obtain a security clearance, and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree and 5+ years of GNC/ADCS industry experience.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Mentor a team responsible for GNC design, modeling, and analysis for diverse missions.
• Design of flight software, algorithms, and simulation products.
• Develop spacecraft autonomy tools for constellation management.
• GNC component selection and GNC subsystem design.
• Test process development and execution.

Skills

GNC/ADCS

Security clearance

Aerospace customers

US citizenship

Education

B.S. in engineering

Tools

Jira

Flight software

GNC hardware tools

Job description

Rocket Lab in Littleton, CO is seeking a Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer I to lead GNC/ADCS development for Rocket Lab’s growing fleet of diverse spacecraft. You will engage across the engineering life cycle from concept and algorithm development to flight software implementation, and closely with customers to ensure mission success.

Qualified candidates will have a B.S. in engineering and 5+ years in GNC/ADCS, the ability to obtain a security clearance, and US citizenship.