Spacecraft Attitude Control Engineer (MSAC)

Samara Aerospace; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in the startup

Comprehensive healthcare

Unlimited PTO

Education assistance

Job summary

Samara Aerospace, based in San Francisco, is seeking a Controls System Engineer to support the development of innovative satellite systems. This role involves contributing to the next-generation attitude control system, working closely with experts in the field. Candidates should have a strong foundation in control systems and a collaborative mindset.

Join a passionate team and help reshape the satellite industry through advanced technology and cutting-edge simulation work.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building control systems.
• Experience designing feedback control for flexible, lightly damped, or resonant plants.
• Strong research mindset: learning is progress, data gathering is key.

Responsibilities

• Develop high fidelity simulations of spacecraft dynamics.
• Run Monte Carlo simulations for stability verification.
• Design control for multi-joint actuator systems.

Skills

Control system design

Feedback control

Sensor fusion

Scientific computing in Python/Matlab

Tools

MuJoCo

Embedded C

C++

Job description

Samara Aerospace, based in San Francisco, is seeking a Controls System Engineer to support the development of innovative satellite systems. This role involves contributing to the next-generation attitude control system, working closely with experts in the field. Candidates should have a strong foundation in control systems and a collaborative mindset.

Join a passionate team and help reshape the satellite industry through advanced technology and cutting-edge simulation work.