Attitude Guidance & Performance Engineer
Loft Orbital SolutionsSatellite-as-a-Service company
Golden, United StatesSenior
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About the role
TL;DR
Serve as the technical authority for ADCS performance, guidance algorithms, and attitude control.
- •Loft is building the next generation of guidance and attitude control capabilities across a growing fleet of spacecraft.
- •Key Responsibilities Work with Programs Lead Systems Engineers to define performance requirements, consolidate budgets, and ADCS allocations; Develop and validate the attitude guidance algorithms (on-ground or in orbit); Develop the ADCS calibration strategy; Coordinate with the bus suppliers to ensure a follow-up and anomaly resolution; Support customer interactions for ADCS performance; Be the technical reference for attitude control matters for the in-orbit fleet; Diagnose and troubleshoot the ADCS anomalies.
- •Requirements Expertise in attitude dynamics, guidance and control, and on-orbit operations; Ability to work closely with mission teams, customers, and spacecraft suppliers; Strong problem-solving skills and ability to resolve complex attitude control challenges; Experience with spacecraft attitude control systems (ADCS) and guidance algorithms; Knowledge of on-orbit operations and spacecraft performance.