Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer — Lead Flight & On-Orbit

Vardaspace; El Segundo (CA); Presencial; USD 169 000 - 216 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Relocation support

Health insurance

401(k) match

Gym stipend

Paid holidays

Company events

Resumo da oferta

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer to own the full life cycle of GNC development, from design to unit testing, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight testing. You will perform system analyses, run simulations, and influence architectural decisions for end-to-end mission execution.

You will contribute to an in-house aerospace framework and collaborate with government and industry partners to ensure robust GNC performance on both in-space and reentry

Qualificações

• B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering, physics, or related field.
• 5+ years proven experience or PhD with 3+ years relevant experience.
• Knowledge in designing, modeling, testing, and flying aerospace GNC systems.
• Strong software and model development in C++/Python.

Responsabilidades

• 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 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 to automate maneuver decisions
• Monitoring on-orbit system performance; troubleshooting where necessary
• Coordination with other spacecraft operators, 3rd party agencies, and US government

Conhecimentos

C++

Python

GNC systems

Attitude control

Orbital mechanics

Simulation

Software development

System engineering

Monte Carlo

Formação académica

B.S. in aerospace engineering

Master’s degree

Ferramentas

GMAT

POST2

MATLAB/Simulink

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer to own the full life cycle of GNC development, from design to unit testing, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight testing. You will perform system analyses, run simulations, and influence architectural decisions for end-to-end mission execution.

You will contribute to an in-house aerospace framework and collaborate with government and industry partners to ensure robust GNC performance on both in-space and reentry