GNC Engineer
Reflect OrbitalSpace-based solar company
HawthorneSenior
Sequoia Capital
Lux Capital
Starship Ventures
Climate Capital
About the role
TL;DR
GNC Engineer to predict in-orbit performance of a novel space vehicle.
- •As a GNC Engineer, you will enable us to predict the in-orbit performance of a novel space vehicle.
- •Your work will span from vehicle-level dynamics modeling, to propagated orbital dynamics modeling, to controller design that we can implement on flight-ready avionics.
- •We’re looking for someone who brings “full-stack” GNC development capability to the table.
- •Key Responsibilities Develop and own our 6-DOF simulation for understanding vehicle attitude, station-keeping, and orbital performance.
- •Design and implement controllers on hardware going to space by actually writing software yourself.
- •Use simulation to constrain and inform ADCS design.
- •Analyze orbits, constellation designs, trajectories and attitude motion profiles to maximize vehicle service performance.
- •Come up with creative solutions to novel problems that surround precisely putting a spot of reflected sunlight on the ground from space.
- •Requirements 4–6 years of professional GNC engineering experience, ideally on spacecraft or other dynamically controlled vehicles.
- •Clear prior technical ownership of functioning vehicle controllers and sim (I designed and simulated the GNC for “xyz” vehicle).
- •Experience bringing up sim environments from scratch, opinionated/familiar with best practices.
- •Experience with implementing attitude control and/or estimation algorithms on spacecraft.
- •Experience with verification and validation of GNC flight software in an integrated environment, leveraging 6-DOF simulation and HITL testing.
Required skills
PythonC++LinuxGit
Domain expertise
aerospace
Benefits & perks
Medical coverage, Dental coverage, Vision coverage, HSA, FSA, 401K, Unlimited paid time off, Healthy lunches provided daily
Tech stack
PythonC++LinuxGit