GNC Engineer

Austin, TX Area – Relocation Assistance Provided

The Company

Our client is a fast-growing commercial space startup providing comprehensive services, from launch to in-orbit operations. They have a proven track record of successful launch vehicles and spacecraft and are actively developing their next-generation technologies to support government and commercial missions, from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond.

The Job

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineers leverage their knowledge of dynamics, control theory, and software development to control the attitude and trajectory of an array of space vehicles. As a GNC engineer with our client, you will work in small, collaborative groups through every stage of the space mission development lifecycle: design, integration, testing, and operations.

Functions

• Develop and test algorithms to control the trajectory and attitude of launch vehicles and spacecraft
• Implement GNC algorithms in flight software deployments
• Create high fidelity models of Firefly vehicles to simulate their dynamic behavior
• Characterize the performance and capabilities of space vehicles
• Support the integration, checkout, and testing of sensor and actuator hardware
• Fulfill operational duties concerned with monitoring and reporting status of GNC software and vehicle dynamic states
• Continually improve the quality, speed, and reliability of Firefly payload delivery services
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physics
• Proficiency in dynamics, orbital mechanics, control systems, and estimation
• Experience with software development in C++
• Experience with version control software and practices
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to take complete ownership of individual tasks and see them to completion

Preferred Skills

• Master’s degree in engineering or physics, or relevant work experience
• Demonstrated professional experience implementing an operational aerospace GNC system
• Mastery in of the areas of dynamics, orbital mechanics, control systems, estimation, or software development
• Familiarity with the software development process, Git, and Git workflows
• Proficiency with C++ or Python
• Familiarity with Linux