Spacecraft GNC Engineer II - Trajectory and Flight Control

Argo Space Corp; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Argo Space Corp in El Segundo, California, seeks a GNC Engineer to help design the full simulation and flight control stack for our refuellable in-space transport vehicles and other space systems.

You will drive vehicle level architecture, perform trade studies, and implement attitude determination, trajectory optimization, guidance, and control algorithms, with hands-on prototyping and hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality technical work.
• Experience in aerospace guidance, navigation and control systems.
• Strong understanding of orbital mechanics, modeling, simulation and software development (C/C++/Python).
• Demonstrated system engineering and configuration management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• 1+ years designing spacecraft control systems or trajectories.
• 2+ years designing complex control systems for harsh environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive mission performance for high-deltaV, refuellable spacecraft.
• Prototype, troubleshoot, and test simulations, flight algorithms, and hardware-in-the-loop.
• Develop modeling tools for vehicle and GNC trade studies.
• Create algorithms for low-thrust trajectory optimization and attitude control.
• Size actuators and sensors to support spacecraft attitude control.

Skills

C/C++

Python

GNC design

Software development

Orbital mechanics

System engineering

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics

Tools

GMAT

AGI STK/Astrogator

FreeFlyer

Job description

Argo Space Corp in El Segundo, California, seeks a GNC Engineer to help design the full simulation and flight control stack for our refuellable in-space transport vehicles and other space systems.

You will drive vehicle level architecture, perform trade studies, and implement attitude determination, trajectory optimization, guidance, and control algorithms, with hands-on prototyping and hardware-in-the-loop testing.