Space GNC Engineer — Autonomy, Equity & Growth

Katalyst Space; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options & equity

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Catered lunches

Job summary

Katalyst is seeking a talented GNC engineer to join our Colorado-based team building advanced autonomous spacecraft systems. You will design architectures, implement algorithms, and collaborate across hardware and software to support space missions.

Applicants should have a technical engineering degree, 0-3 years in guidance, navigation and control, Python and C/C++ development, experience with GNC sensors and flight software, and readiness for demanding startup work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical engineering discipline.
• 0-3 years of experience in guidance, navigation, and control.
• Software development experience in Python.
• Experience developing, debugging, and deploying GNC sensors, effectors and algorithms in real world projects.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven startup atmosphere.
• Proven ability to lead a project from conception to completion.
• Experience with cradle-to-grave spacecraft design, testing, validation, and in-orbit operations.
• Expertise in guidance, navigation, or control; multi-body astrodynamics.
• Experience with Git, Linux, and Basilisk; C/C++ software development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect solutions to accomplish space mission objectives with autonomy from hardware and software perspectives.
• Evaluate techniques such as machine learning, physics-informed, stochastic methods, and Kalman Filters.
• Assist in proposal capture with feasibility analysis and engage with DoD, Gov Agencies, and private partners.
• Develop architecture, lead trade studies, and lead GNC team from conception to flight for RPOD missions.
• Design algorithms and tools for orbit determination, state estimation, and uncertainty propagation.
• Analyze and source datasets for training and validation of algorithms.
• Build and test modeling tools for orbital dynamics and sensor modeling.
• Perform six degree of freedom modeling, simulation, and validation of spacecraft dynamics.

Skills

Python

C/C++

GNC

Git

Linux

Basilisk

Astrodynamics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Git

Linux

Basilisk

Job description

Katalyst is seeking a talented GNC engineer to join our Colorado-based team building advanced autonomous spacecraft systems. You will design architectures, implement algorithms, and collaborate across hardware and software to support space missions.

Applicants should have a technical engineering degree, 0-3 years in guidance, navigation and control, Python and C/C++ development, experience with GNC sensors and flight software, and readiness for demanding startup work.