Starship GNC Engineer — Flight Control Innovator

SpaceX; Texas; Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. GNC Engineer (Starship) to push flight control systems for Starship and related vehicles. You will develop, analyze, and test guidance, navigation, and control algorithms and work with a team of accomplished engineers to ensure reliable subsystems for spaceflight.

The role requires strong experience in dynamics, modeling, and simulation, plus proficiency in Python or C++. You will conduct data reviews, support launch operations, and contribute to mission success in a

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in physics or an engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience.
• Experience with control systems, orbital mechanics, classical dynamics, modeling, and simulation.
• Experience with Python or C++.

Responsabilidades

• Develop innovative guidance, navigation, and control systems for Starship.
• Engage in multi-disciplinary vehicle systems investigations and design work that define the systems architecture.
• Implement new software or algorithms to enable mission-unique capabilities and leading-edge launch vehicle performance.
• Develop 6-DOF dynamics simulation models used for GNC systems analysis and validation.
• Analyze launch vehicle trajectories, performance dispersions, and flight stability.
• Conduct post-flight data review and correlation with analyses for continued improvement of predictions.
• Support launch and mission operations of vehicles that you enabled.
• Perform testing of GNC software utilizing hardware-in-the-loop testing, Monte Carlo analysis, and algorithm unit testing.

Conhecimentos

Control systems

Orbital mechanics

Classical dynamics

Modeling and simulation

Python

C++

Formação

Bachelor’s degree in physics or an engineering discipline

Postgraduate degree in physics or an engineering discipline

Descrição da vaga

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. GNC Engineer (Starship) to push flight control systems for Starship and related vehicles. You will develop, analyze, and test guidance, navigation, and control algorithms and work with a team of accomplished engineers to ensure reliable subsystems for spaceflight.

The role requires strong experience in dynamics, modeling, and simulation, plus proficiency in Python or C++. You will conduct data reviews, support launch operations, and contribute to mission success in a