Spacecraft GNC Engineer III: Attitude, Navigation & Control

Firefly Aerospace; Leander (TX); Presencial; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Resumo da oferta

Firefly Aerospace in Texas is seeking a Spacecraft GNC Engineer to design, analyze, and operate GNC systems across missions. You will develop flight software, run simulations, and support mission operations while growing toward senior GNC roles at Firefly.

Requirements include a BR/Aerospace Eng degree, 4–8 years in GNC or related field, and strong Python/C++ skills. The role offers hands-on modeling of attitude, navigation, and control with CI/CD workflows.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related field.
• 4–8 years in spacecraft GNC or related discipline with strong math.
• Proficiency in Python and C++ for flight-critical software.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing and verification.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and validate GNC software for spacecraft missions.
• Tune and configure GNC algorithms across flight phases.
• 6DOF simulation analysis of nominal and dispersed profiles.
• Create models for sensors, actuators, and environment effects.
• Automate workflows, process data, and generate reports.
• Collaborate with cross-discipline teams and support operations.

Conhecimentos

Guidance & Controls

Python scripting

C++ real-time

Linux

State estimation

Spacecraft dynamics

Sensor modeling

CI/CD

Formação académica

Aerospace Engineering degree

Physics

Ferramentas

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Python tooling

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Firefly Aerospace in Texas is seeking a Spacecraft GNC Engineer to design, analyze, and operate GNC systems across missions. You will develop flight software, run simulations, and support mission operations while growing toward senior GNC roles at Firefly.

Requirements include a BR/Aerospace Eng degree, 4–8 years in GNC or related field, and strong Python/C++ skills. The role offers hands-on modeling of attitude, navigation, and control with CI/CD workflows.